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For people with dementia (and everyone else) there needs to be such a thing as society

19 April 2013 0 Comments
For people with dementia (and everyone else) there needs to be such a thing as society

Nearly 2/3 of people with dementia who live on their own experience feelings of loneliness, according to a report by the Alzheimer’s Society. We need to do more to reduce the social isolation of people with dementia.

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Dementia: whose quality of life?

4 March 2013 0 Comments
Dementia: whose quality of life?

The latest Alzheimer’s Society report on the care of people with dementia in care homes estimates 80% of those people have either dementia or severe memory problems and that less than 50 per cent have a good quality of life.

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Campaigning and influencing by people with dementia in the UK

24 October 2012 0 Comments
Campaigning and influencing by people with dementia in the UK

People with dementia are becoming more organised at challenging obstacles put in their path that prevent them from getting the services they need and participating in society as equal citizens.

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