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speakers We also run specific support groups for people caring for a loved one with dementia. Find out more about our dementia support services Respite services These are designed for carers to be able to take
and why the brain changes in our later years.’ Could prevention of cognitive impairment or dementia result from the work? ‘Understanding brain ageing will give us a rational basis for the future ... period of cognitive decline before dementia. ‘The LBC1936 members all started out at age 70 with ‘healthy’ brains. Unfortunately, some will develop dementia during the study, though that’s
pathways. It also sought to reduce social isolation and have a positive impact on those living with dementia. It worked with five local Age UK partners; Cheshire, Coventry, Leicestershire, Oldham and South
word ‘dementia’ when I was a kid. People got old and you’d hear someone say, ‘Oh grandad forgets things!’” Fish’s certainty his mother has dementia is strong enough ... properly,” he admits. “It also makes me think about the ways we deal with those who have dementia. You’re dealing with someone who, physically, is the same person, but mentally they’re
healthcare, and how we all can build a society that’s better to grow old in. “Plan A – stay young forever – is all very well. But we need a Plan B.” With decades of experience in treating ... what’s her own golden rule for ageing with optimism? “The same rule we should all live by, young and old,” says Lucy. “Treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself. All the other
by accident. Roger had started out working in ‘approved schools’, special schools for young people who had committed crimes or were deemed to need care and protection. Having applied for a job ... that they wanted someone able to use the existing theory about practice in residential homes with young people – and develop theory for working with other age groups.” He nevertheless got the