We’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. Support our work by campaigning, taking part in our ...

DiADeM is a tool to support GPs in diagnosing dementia for people living with advanced dementia in a care home setting.

Our school teaching resources make it easy to teach and learn about dementia from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 4. No prior knowledge of dementia is required. All of these resources can be used in class, ...

Working at Alzheimer's Society, you'll make a real difference to people's lives. Add to that our attractive rewards and benefits package and you’ll understand why there has never been a better time to ...

Find out why possible links between contact sports and dementia must be balanced against the benefits of physical exercise on the brain.

In diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, the tau protein forms small knots inside brain cells, which grow into larger tangles. Normally, the body clears out unnecessary tau, but in people with these ...

As human beings, we all have the same basic needs. These include physical, psychological and social needs. We do things consciously and unconsciously to meet these needs. The symptoms of dementia can ...

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People with dementia often carry out the same activity, make the same gesture, say the same thing, make the same noise or ask the same question over and over.

It can be difficult to know what to say to the person you care for. Telling the truth can cause the person with dementia to have an emotional response and, in some cases, may make things worse.

There is a relationship between a person having high cholesterol levels and going on to develop dementia. People with high cholesterol levels also often have other health conditions like high blood ...

People with dementia are often more likely to develop apathy as their condition progresses. Learn about the symptoms and causes of apathy, and possible ways to treat it for someone who is living with ...