News David’s story: A life of adventure When David’s wife Jeanette was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2017, they were determined to live as full a life as possible, for as long as possible.
News Medical Alarms - Scam Calls North Ayrshire Trading Standards have warned that there have been recent reports of phone scams where a cold caller says they work for the NHS or a local health team. Find out more here.
News John’s story: Community coming together John’s wife Janice, 67, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2018. He talks about the vital support he’s had from family and friends across the community in supporting Janice and their fundraising activities.
News 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.
News 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.
News 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.
News 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.
News Holiday and travel tips With summer holiday season in full swing, we have put together some useful tips for travelling.
News 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
News 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).