Oxford Street Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, Glasgow The Dementia Resource Centre provides a hub for people with dementia and their families to meet in a friendly and supportive environment, whilst having access to information, advice and a range of personalised supports. Resource Centre
Ceri’s story: Keeping the sense of fun alive Ceri’s mum Margo, 85, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2023. She talks about the importance of making new memories and of keeping her mum’s sense of fun alive. Article type: News - Date posted: 5 August 2024
New Lancet Commission study has identified two new risk factors for dementia A new report published today has identified two new ways to lower our risk of dementia, and estimates that up to 45% of cases could be preventable. The Lancet Commission report adds ‘uncorrected vision loss’ and ‘high cholesterol’ to the previous list of 12 modifiable risk factors. Article type: News - Date posted: 1 August 2024
Neil’s story: Living the best life possible Retired police detective and grandfather-of-14 Neil White, 68, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2023. He describes his determination to live the best life possible with dementia, and how he decided to zipslide across the Clyde for Alzheimer Scotland. Article type: News - Date posted: 30 July 2024
The Outdoor Dementia Resource Centre – one year on April 2023 saw the official opening of the UK’s first Outdoor Dementia Resource Centre in Badaguish, Aviemore and since then the Centre has welcomed hundreds of people who are living with dementia, their families, and carers. Article type: News - Date posted: 29 July 2024
Holiday and travel tips With summer holiday season in full swing, we have put together some useful tips for travelling. Article type: News - Date posted: 29 July 2024
Marc’s story: Connecting through cooking Marc’s mum Therese, 72, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2023. Here he shares her story, describing how their love of cooking helped them reconnect and also sparked an idea for a fundraising recipe book Article type: News - Date posted: 18 July 2024
Dementia in prisons A new report 'The health and social care of people living with diagnosed or suspected dementia in prison' has been published by Alzheimer Scotland’s Centre for Policy and Practice (ASCPP). Article type: News - Date posted: 27 June 2024
Run for us 2024 Looking to take on a sponsored run in 2024 for Alzheimer Scotland? We offer a variety of places across runs throughout Scotland of various distances.