West Orange Times | Winter Garden Art Association holds painting class for Alzheimer's disease and dementia patients West Orange Times Soothing music filled the silence at SoBo Gallery while the men carefully swirled blue, yellow, brown and green paint onto a canvas. All five of them suffer from some form of Alzheimer's disease or dementia, but the painting session required no memory ... |
Day: December 2, 2016
As Andrew Sachs loses his four-year battle with vascular dementia, this is how the disease can kill – The Sun
The Sun | As Andrew Sachs loses his four-year battle with vascular dementia, this is how the disease can kill The Sun Typically, the average life expectancy for someone with dementia or Alzheimer's is ten years from diagnosis, but this depends on physical health at the time of detection. Although it's not clear what Sachs' official cause of death was, the leading ... |
Gatwick wins at Alzheimer’s Society awards – Crawley Observer
Crawley Observer | Gatwick wins at Alzheimer's Society awards Crawley Observer Alzheimer's Society's chief executive, Jeremy Hughes, said: “Dementia is the biggest health and social care issue facing our society and there's no question that it has a profound and devastating impact for many – but the actions of Gatwick and the OCS ... Journalist whose mother had dementia honoured for reporting on condition Author talk on Alzheimer's, dementia care Group has vision to make Norwich a dementia-friendly city as 35pc growth in prevalence beckons |
Alzheimer’s Society win official charity partnership with Tour de Yorkshire 2017 – Alzheimer’s Society
Alzheimer's Society win official charity partnership with Tour de Yorkshire 2017 Alzheimer's Society 'Alzheimer's Society are thrilled to have been selected to be the official charity partner of Tour de Yorkshire 2017. This fantastic event will give us the opportunity to raise awareness of dementia across Yorkshire and the whole of the UK, where over ... |
Journalist whose mother had dementia honoured for reporting on condition – HoldTheFrontPage.co.uk
HoldTheFrontPage.co.uk | Journalist whose mother had dementia honoured for reporting on condition HoldTheFrontPage.co.uk Emma Clayton, leisure and lifestyle editor at the Bradford Telegraph & Argus, has won the Dementia Journalism of the Year accolade for regional print journalists at the Dementia Friendly Awards. The awards, held by the Alzheimer's Society, recognise ... Author talk on Alzheimer's, dementia care Top award for dental team |