Tag Archives: alzheimers

Carers Week 2015: Radio turns the spotlight on invisible workforce

June 11, 2015   Carers, dementia

Thursday 11 June 2015

I lost count of the times I cried

Three years ago I received a series of phone calls in the night. My 85-year-old aunt, who suffered from advanced dementia, had fallen over in her bedroom. Her carer, Tsitsi, had heard the crash, wrapped her in blankets and called an ambulance. The paramedics took four hours to arrive, so Tsitsi sat with her and called me hourly with updates on her condition.

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Relatives of dementia sufferers who die in care homes having to wait months

May 28, 2015   Carers, dementia, family, Featured Article

New rules say state inquests into the deaths must take place prior to a funeral

Relatives of dementia sufferers who pass away in care homes are being forced to wait months to bury loved ones because of new rules.

Families are being caught up by regulations that require state inquests into the deaths of many Alzheimer’s sufferers before funerals can take place – even when there is little mystery over the cause of death.

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Tens of thousands who work and look after relatives could be forced into unemployment

May 17, 2015   Alzheimer’s, Carers, Featured Article, ukcuts

In less than 10 years, a million people will be living with dementia, a number set to double by 2051, says the Alzheimer’s Society

Jonathan Owen

Tens of thousands of people who juggle work with looking after ageing relatives could be forced into unemployment if care for the elderly is subjected to further cuts by the Government, campaigners have warned.

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