2021/22 was a year of change for Alzheimer’s Society.
Building exciting new partnerships and developing our ability to generate income.
Maintaining our Covid-19 offer of dementia support (through a blend of both digital and face-to-face services).
Lobbying for the rights of people affected by dementia.
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"The health and social care system doesn't give people with dementia the information or support they need. Charities do. That's why Alzheimer's Society is so vital."
- Jim, living with dementia, Cheshire
As almost one million people with dementia struggled to access the right support, we campaigned to make a difference.
- The Cure the Care System campaign revitalised widespread social care campaigning.
- We called on the Government to prioritise quality social care across the UK.
- More than 27,000 campaigners signed a letter to the Health Secretary, asking them to allow in-person visits at care homes.
- More than 135,000 campaigners signed our petition to the UK government – making it our biggest campaign to date.
- Our efforts helped encourage a new cap in social care fees from 2023 onwards - a first step towards fairer, more affordable care for all.
We partnered with the FA and showed football should be unforgettable
We invested in research, supporting projects designed to bring long-term benefits to people affected by dementia
We showed football should be unforgettable
In 2021/22, we were thrilled to announce the Football Association (FA) as our official charitable partner. The partnership kicked off in August 2021, with a launch at the Community Shield.
- This was followed by the first-ever Alzheimer’s Society International match, between England and Switzerland, on 26 March 2022.
- The event reached 31.5m of UK adults through the media between January-March 2022 and resulted in a 64% increase in traffic to our homepage in the week following the match.
- The event also raised almost £70,000.
- We started working closely with the FA to help make Wembley Stadium a dementia-friendly space and hope other stadiums and sports will follow our lead.
Our work also encouraged the FA to support cutting-edge research that will continue to support football fans, both now and in the future.
We invested in research, supporting projects designed to bring long-term benefits to people affected by dementia.
In 2021/22, we funded awards spanning clinical, biomedical and care research, while ensuring people affected with dementia remained central to the programme.
- We invested £7m in 27 awards for new research through 2021/22.
- We invested £30m in active research projects.
- Our funding produced 311 new publications.
These projects will allow us to understand dementia from all angles, providing greater care and support for people affected by dementia today - and exploring new avenues for treatment, tomorrow.
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