Jane knew something was very wrong when her husband Graham appeared at her bedside with a bunch of flowers, thinking it was her birthday. But it wasn’t. After more than 30 years of marriage, the ...

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Getting an accurate and timely diagnosis of dementia is important. However, for younger people it can often take much longer. There can be specific reasons for this, including: Young-onset dementia is ...

DiADeM is a tool to support GPs in diagnosing dementia for people living with advanced dementia in a care home setting. It has been developed by the Yorkshire and Humber Dementia Strategic Clinical ...

From the June/July 2016 issue of our magazine, Heather Stephen learns about the Herbert Protocol, which is speeding up searches for vulnerable people, including those with dementia. Margaret Pigott ...

Find out why a person may hide, hoard or lose things, as well as how you can help. A person with dementia may hide things, store them for a long time, or lose them. This can be distressing for the ...

From our winter 2016 issue of Care and Cure magazine, find out more about a trial that suggests people with vascular dementia may benefit from regular exercise. A small trial suggests that people with ...

If you're living with dementia, find out about technology that can help with different aspects of daily life. There are many different technologies that can help you in your everyday life. This ...

Worried about memory problems Back Causes of memory problems Talking to someone about their memory problems Is it getting older or dementia?

Sometimes a person with dementia can lose their inhibitions and may behave in ways that others find embarrassing. Sometimes a person with dementia can lose their inhibitions and may behave in ways ...

Vascular dementia is the second most common type of dementia (after Alzheimer's disease). Everyone experiences it differently. Symptoms vary depending on the person, the cause and the areas of the ...

The Dementia Knowledge Centre (DKC) is an information service for professionals and others with an interest in dementia care and evidence-based research into dementia. Our aim is to improve the ...