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When Bob, 67, was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2018, it came as a huge shock. His daughter Dorota talks about how their Post Diagnostic Support Link Workers provided a supportive lifeline for the whole family.

We are aware that there are currently door to door fundraisers from dementia charities operating throughout Scotland. We want to reassure you that these fundraisers are not from Alzheimer Scotland and we do not use cold calling methods at any time.  

National Records of Scotland has today published a new report on dementia deaths in 2023. Read our response to this report. 

Residents and staff at an Edinburgh care home have joined a fundraising challenge that pays tribute to people with dementia by walking more than three miles around their gardens.

Andrew describes how he teamed up with his twin brother Grant and their dad Ian for the Dundee Kiltwalk to raise vital funds in honour of their grandmother Ruby, who is living with Alzheimer’s disease. 

UK medicines regulator MHRA has approved the new Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab, for use in the UK. However, an interim decision by NICE has deemed lecanemab not cost-effective for the NHS.

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.

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.

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.

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.