Become a Dementia Friend – We have!

Become a Dementia Friend – We have!

Join the Alzheimers Society campaign to change public perception and improve the lives of people living with and affected by, Dementia. Dementia is not a normal part of ageing, nor is it an inevitable part of growing older. Dementia is an umbrella term and is caused...
“It’s not getting old, it’s getting ill.”

“It’s not getting old, it’s getting ill.”

Dementia is a term used to describe a number of different conditions that damage the brain, including Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia and frontotemporal dementia. In the early stages of dementia, a person’s symptoms are often relatively mild and not...
‘Cough CPR’ Myth

‘Cough CPR’ Myth

The ‘cough CPR’ myth has been circulating the internet for a while now, especially on social media sites. If you come across it, please avoid sharing and spreading it any further and consider letting the person who posted it know that there’s no truth in it....
Teach your child ‘999’

Teach your child ‘999’

From a very early age children have the capacity to remember and recite lots of information. Teaching children what to do in an emergency doesn’t need to be frightening. Obviously, we want to keep it age appropriate, but knowing what to do and how to get help...