Picture caption: Pictured left to right at the Dementia Friendly Awards are Angela Rippon, OBE, Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador, Claire Puckey, Dementia Friendly City Coordinator for Plymouth City Council, Councillor Lynda Bowyer, Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care for Plymouth City Council, Darren Stoneman, Senior Community Protection Officer for Plymouth City Council, Ian Sheriff...
Two senior Plymouth politicians stepped out on The Hoe at the weekend to show their support for the Alzheimer’s Society’s fight against dementia.
Plymouth City Council leader Ian Bowyer and his wife, Councillor Lynda Bowyer, who is Cabinet member for Health and Adult Social Care, joined more than 1,300 people taking part in the Alzheimer Society’s Memory Walk along the city’s...
Local broadcaster Judi Spiers joined more than 1,300 people who put on their walking shoes to join the fight against dementia at Alzheimer’s Society’s Plymouth Memory Walk today (Saturday 8 October).
People gathered in the sunshine on Plymouth Hoe where they took part in an energetic Zumba session before embarking on the fundraising walk launched by Judi who cut the ribbon and led...
People of Plymouth, South Devon and East Cornwall will have the opportunity to put their questions to the experts and find out a little more about dementia on Tuesday 9 August 2016 as the Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Community Roadshow rolls into town.
The pioneering national tour will be stopping off at Sainsbury’s superstore car park on Tuesday 9 August where the charity aims to...
A final year PhD student from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, who is part of a team working towards effective therapies for dementia, has committed to running a number of half marathons over the coming months in support of dementia research charity, BRACE.
Tracey Evans is part of a team investigating the role of proteins in the development of dementia...
Over half (60%) of people in the South West are putting off seeking a dementia diagnosis for up to a year or more a study carried out by Alzheimer’s Society has found. Dementia is the most feared health condition in the UK, perhaps explaining also why almost two-thirds (63%) of people in the South West surveyed felt a diagnosis would mean their life was over.
A special event is being held in Plymouth to celebrate excellence in the city’s care sector next month.
‘Celebrating Excellence in Care: Plymouth 2016’ which is being held at the New Continental Hotel on Saturday 14 May. The event will be a chance to showcase and recognise best practice across care in Plymouth, from nursing homes and care homes to those who provide care in people’s...
Plymouth residents and organisations will be able to find out more about dementia as part of a Dementia Awareness Day next week.
There will be free one hour dementia awareness sessions throughout the day on Wednesday 24 February between 10am and 4pm. The event has been organised jointly by Plymouth City Council, Plymouth Dementia Action Alliance and the Healthy High Streets Group....
Dementia is a growing health problem, with an anticipated increase in the number of cases of 156 per cent between now and 2051, according to statistics from the Alzheimer’s Society.
This equates to two million people, and the burden will fall on rural areas where there are significantly higher proportions of elderly people.
The burden will impact farming businesses, communities...
Alzheimer’s Society launches UK’s largest research trial of support for carers of people with dementia today
Nine in 10 carers for people with dementia experience feelings of stress or anxiety several times a week – and a further 80% find it difficult to talk about the emotional impact of caring, finds an Alzheimer’s Society survey.
