Care UK has produced a ‘Listen, Talk, Connect’ guide to help carers of loved ones with dementia. Listen, talk, connect has been put together by colleagues and those with personal experience of caring for loved ones, to assist relatives, friends and carers to continue having meaningful conversations with anyone living with dementia. Click here to […]
The Lewy Body Society has produced two new information leaflets to help frontline healthcare staff and the public recognise and respond to the symptoms of Lewy body dementia, the second most common progressive dementia, which affects over 130,000 people in the UK. The leaflets are entitled: ‘Are you worried about dementia?’ and ‘Referral for a […]
We continue to highlight that Lewy body dementia is the second most common progressive dementia, affecting over 130,000 people in the UK (one in six people with dementia). We work to correct the widespread public misconception that ‘dementia = Alzheimer’s = memory loss’ which delays help for people with Lewy body dementia symptoms: visual hallucinations, […]
The Lewy Body Society CEO Jacqueline Cannon, declared the BUPA Great Manchester Run a “fabulous, fabulous day!” after running the race for the second year in memory of her father, whom she lost to Lewy Body Dementia in January 2010. Jacqui reports, “It was very hot on the course today and I am just glad […]
For the second year running Mednet Consult have chosen to donate the proceeds of their May Charity Walk to the Lewy Body Society. There’s still time to donate at their JustGiving page. The 19 mile walk will encompass a long and challenging route through Haworth and Hebden Bridge, with parts going over remote moorland in […]
Source: The Telegraph King Lear could have been living with Lewy Body dementia, the actor Simon Russell Beale has suggested, as he discloses the medical research he undertook before taking on the role. With screenings of the National Theatre Live performance in cinemas in May, read more here.
We attended the All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia’s meeting on Wednesday 7 May to hear The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State for Health describe plans to move work on dementia forward after the end of the National Dementia Strategy 2009-14. He suggested the work would proceed with a refreshed ‘Prime Minister’s […]
We took part in the national Dementia Action Alliance (DAA) Quarterly Meeting on 6 May which focused on ‘Dementia Friendly Environments’. Presentations included: How people with dementia experience buildings – insights from the DEEP (Dementia Engagement and Empowerment) project Resources to learn how to make the home and garden ‘dementia friendly’ from the University of […]
Source: BBC News 2 May 2014 A third of a million adults in the UK are to be invited to take part in the world’s biggest study of cognitive function.The aim of the trial, funded by the Medical Research Council, is to try to predict what factors may increase the risk of developing dementia. Read […]
Stafford ran the London marathon to raise money for The Lewy Body Society and in memory of his grandfather who recently passed away after living with DLB for 7 years. http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/StaffordSansome
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