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Dementia friends scheme picking up pace

A national scheme dedicated to persuading employees to become ‘dementia friends’ is outstripping public expectation, with close to half a million workers already pledging their support for the idea. The pioneering dementia friends scheme is being overseen by the Dementia Creative Committee, whose chairman Roland Rudd has described the response that has greeted the concept … Continued

New report looks to help dementia patients be happier

A new report has argued that more must be done to restore a sense of balance in the lives of dementia sufferers, suggesting that patients should live for the moment and not fret about memory loss. With over 800,000 people currently suffering with dementia in the UK and this number estimated to rise to 1.7 … Continued