The study comes just days after the Alzheimer’s Society revealed only four out of ten said relatives with dementia had a good quality of life while in care.
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What would a ‘Dementia Village’ look like?
Department of Health to build ‘Dementia Village’ at Healthcare Innovation Expo
4 March, 2013
The Department of Health (DH) is hosting a major dementia event at the Healthcare Innovation Expo at ExCeL London on 13 and 14 of March 2013. A dedicated area of the exhibition hall will be devoted to a ‘Dementia Village’ to showcase good practice and innovation in dementia care, dementia friendly communities and research. This is an artist’s impression of what the village will look like:
The village will contain a main stage for speakers, a village green and bandstand with leisure and entertainment activities to get involved in, and a house demonstrating ways that we can support people with dementia and their carers to live well.
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Written byMARK MCKAY
Keeping fit in mid life may prevent dementia
Does midlife fitness decrease risk of dementia?
By Dan Schenek
updated 11:09 PM EST, Wed February 27, 2013
- Nearly 20,000 patients in their 40s and 50s used for the study
- The highest 20 percent in the midlife study had a 36 percent reduced risk of dementia
A new study reports that physical fitness may decrease an individual’s risk of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease later in life.
Nearly 20,000 patients at the Cooper Clinic in Dallas in their 40s and 50s were used for the study. Medicare records helped researchers follow the subjects for an average of 24 years. The patient’s fitness levels were determined by using a treadmill exercise test.
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