Dementia

23rd January 2025

Visiting with a Purpose: a framework for shaping better care home visits

By John Ramsay, Founder and CEO of Social-Ability For people living in care settings, visits from loved ones can be a vital source of comfort and […]
21st November 2024

New Alzheimer’s diagnostic blood test offers care homes a transformative tool for early Alzheimer’s detection and support enhanced care planning

In-home ‘pop-up’ test centres available for tests to be taken within care homes Advance Tests, a leader in innovative diagnostics, has announced the opening of a […]
18th September 2024

Harrogate care home opens memory suite

A prestigious care home in Harrogate has opened a new memory suite to help care for and support those living with memory-related conditions including dementia. The […]
4th September 2024

Blueleaf Care reinforces expertise in Dementia Care and Design at the Dementia Summit 2024

Blueleaf Care will be reinforcing its commitment to equipping care homes with the tools, knowledge and guidance to deliver outstanding dementia care at the Dementia Summit […]
18th July 2024

New white paper shows importance of Designing for Dementia for improving quality of life 

Designing care homes with dementia in mind is complex yet essential for the wellbeing of the 80% of residents who live with the condition and can […]
14th May 2024

Alzheimer’s Society and Sport England partner with Social-Ability to roll out the ‘Happiness Programme’ for people living with dementia

The project will launch in 10 UK care homes in locations including Manchester, London, Newcastle, Bexhill and Derby.  The Alzheimer’s Society and Sport England are partnering […]
15th April 2024

NTT DATA develops new AI solutions to detect and combat dementia and cognitive decline

Leading global innovator NTT DATA, and the wider NTT Group, has developed two new artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to help detect cognitive decline in elderly people. […]
6th March 2024

Lighting aligned to circadian rhythm can help dementia sufferers

With thanks to Kate Turley, 1851 Royal Commission Industrial Fellow, for sharing this insight with Care Sector Hub. Within the UK, there are an estimated 70% […]
18th January 2024

Groundbreaking new treatments for early Alzheimer’s Disease will be presented at Arab Health 2024 by Harley Street clinician

Exciting outcome of new clinical trials offers hope for early-stage diagnosis In 2023 new-generation medications, in international clinical trials, have demonstrated slowing of the progression of […]