Chief Operating Officer at Alzheimer's Society, Kathryn Smith, comments on the recent media interest around day care centre closures for people affected by dementia.

We are honoured to announce that Oscar-winning actress, Glenda Jackson CBE, is supporting our Fix Dementia Care campaign. The campaign aims to address the issues in the social care system faced by people with dementia every day.

'We remain committed to ensuring our incredibly hard-working and dedicated employees and volunteers can focus on our vital work to improve the lives of people affected by dementia.'

Please note: this statement has been updated as of 28 February 2020

Oscar-nominated actress and Alzheimer’s Society supporter, Lesley Manville, is supporting a new animation highlighting the impact of the UK’s broken and unfair social care system.

Alzheimer’s Society have submitted a Budget representation to the Government, outlining what we want to see in the upcoming budget on 11 March for people affected by dementia.