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Alzheimer Scotland's response to the proposed Free Personal and Nursing Care increase - which is a step towards achieving Fair Dementia Care.

We are hearing reports of visitation being denied in care homes experiencing an outbreak of coronavirus. Even in outbreak situations, individuals in care homes should be supported to receive visitors, and unnecessary restrictions should not be imposed.

A major new report published today by Alzheimer Scotland reveals a fragmented, crisis-prone system that is failing to meet the long term care needs of people with advanced dementia.

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.

On Friday 20 September, we welcomed almost 400 delegates to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) for our Annual Conference. The theme for the day was ‘Your choice, Your voice, Your future’. 

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'A New Dementia Strategy for Scotland: Everyone's Story' - published 31 May 2023.

Martin Robertson was diagnosed with a rare form of dementia, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, in 2016 aged 57. Since then, he has engaged heavily with the research field, seeing it as the route to a cure for this disease. 

Ricky’s mother-in-law, Anne, was diagnosed with dementia last year. Now, the fitness enthusiast has set himself a series of endurances challenges to raise vital funds for Alzheimer Scotland.

Every year on 21 September, World Alzheimer’s Day brings global attention to Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. It’s a time to raise awareness, fight stigma, and highlight the ongoing need for research and support for people living with dementia and their families and carers.