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    Tag: dementia

    Our Dementia Choir at Christmas 2021 (BBC) – magic of music returns some sparkle

    The actress Vicky McClure revisited some of those who took part in her Dementia Choir concert in 2019 and finds the pandemic has taken an…

    giorgos March 1, 2022

    Gymchess – that’s a new word!

    Science has long spoken of chess as a therapy for cognitive impairment. The ‘Gymchess’ (because the players are in a gymnasium of the mind) is…

    giorgos March 1, 2022
    Still Alice

    Still Alice: Portrait of a disease

    Whether or not you have a personal connection to dementia, the play ‘Still Alice’ is a conversation starter. The actress performing as Alice brings to life the challenges…

    giorgos November 23, 2021
    Radio Play

    Radio Play, available as a podcast

    ‘All of These Things’, written by Stella Feehily, was commissioned with the specific needs of those with early-stage dementia in mind. The writers worked in…

    giorgos November 11, 2021
    to a restaurant

    A trip to a restaurant with a person with dementia

    Going to a restaurant can be an enjoyable experience for families with dementia, with tastes and smells of different meals helping to evoke memories, and…

    giorgos September 15, 2021
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    Artificial Intelligence may diagnose dementia in a day

    Scientists are testing an artificial-intelligence system thought to be capable of diagnosing dementia after a single brain scan. It may also be able to predict…

    giorgos September 1, 2021
    World Photography Day

    World Photography Day – August 2021

    Wendy Mitchell was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2014 aged 58. Before her dementia diagnosis, Wendy was as guilty as most people are…

    giorgos August 27, 2021
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    People living with dementia and COVID-19 risks

    If a person with dementia does catch coronavirus, they are at higher risk of getting a worse COVID-19 illness. The risk of severe symptoms rises…

    konstantinos August 11, 2021
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    Dementia during Covid crisis

    Thousands of patients waiting for dementia diagnoses during Covid crisis Experts have warned of backlogs of undiagnosed dementia cases and worsening standards of care after…

    giorgos July 19, 2021
    Day Care

    Day Care simply no longer available

    Day Care is an important facility for people who live with dementia and also their careers. In the UK, towns and villages run social clubs…

    giorgos July 14, 2021
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