Alzheimer’s Society has commented on Carers UK’s ‘State of Caring 2021’ report. The report is a snapshot of unpaid care in the UK this year. Alzheimer’s Society estimates there are 700,000 unpaid carers of people living with dementia in the UK. 

The influential Health and Social Care committee has released a report on ‘supporting people with dementia and their carers’. The report builds on their previous recommendations on social care and reiterates that significant additional investment is vital for reform.

Today on 27 October 2021, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced the Autumn Budget, to which Alzheimer's Society responds.

The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England looks at the quality of care over the past year. Read Alzheimer's Society's response to the first of these reports to cover a full year of the pandemic. 

HUG™ is available to buy today for care homes, hospitals and families with dementia

On 6 October 2021, the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson spoke at the Conservative Party Conference, acknowledging that the social care crisis and the unfairness in the way people with dementia are supported, compared to other health conditions.