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  1. Age UK at the Alzheimer's show 2019

    at the Alzheimer's Show to offer advice and support, and discover innovations improving life with dementia.

  2. Growing a community

    How Age UK Exeter's gardening group is helping older people with dementia and their carers find friendship, support, and hope.

  3. Types of care home

    depending on the level of care provided. They range from nursing homes to homes for sufferers of dementia. Find out more from Age UK.

  4. What's it like to be an Age UK befriender?

    with her local Age UK after she retired. She's now friends with an older person who is living with dementia.

  5. The magic of music and volunteering

    see firsthand the difference their singing group makes to the lives of older people living with dementia.

  6. Celebrity Call Centre at Christmas with Age UK

    information and advice Gogglebox's Steph Parker talks about dementia Steph received a particularly difficult call from a woman whose mother has dementia. She explains this is the first year her mother has stopped ... at the end of the day. Steph then talks about her father, who has vascular dementia and lives in a care home. About dementia Steph Parker, Gogglebox My father's a very intelligent man. He was in the army

  7. 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon runners

    and London in April and a triathlon in between for 'a bit of fun'. He’s always loved sports from a young age and says it’s never too late to try something new. http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/JohnStarbrook ... benefitted from help and support by their local Age UK. After Jess' Nan was diagnosed with dementia at 84, her local Age UK offered services, support and guidance. Age UK not only supported Jess' Nan

  8. Research digest

    your interest in research, "Join Dementia Research" and an invitation to an upcoming Age and Ageing CPD accredited event in October. Creative Adventures in Dementia The Dukes Theatre, in collaboration ... celebrating three years of its pioneering work for people with dementia by staging a major two-day festival from May 17-18, open to people living with dementia, family, friends, health and care professionals, artists

  9. Caring about equality

    the challenges carers face. Claire’s story Claire has spent years caring for her mum who has dementia . "Just at the start of COVID, I moved from my house to live with Mum,” explains Claire. “Before ... responsibilities. “There are so many roles when you become a carer to a person like Mum with dementia, especially when somebody's lost capacity,” says Claire. “Thankfully, we got a lot of

  10. The Alzheimer's Show 2022

    doors at the Business Design Centre in London. Age UK was there to hear from people living with dementia and their families, to provide them with information and advice, and to learn about new developments ... I was struck by the variety of innovative products and services on offer for people living with dementia: soft, sensory dolls with heartbeats and weighted limbs, designed to soothe the person holding them;

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