Experiences of Dementia / Tommy Whitelaw
Tommy Whitelaw, from Glasgow has been a full-time carer for his mother who has vascular dementia for the last 5 years. Through this Tommy has became a campaigner raising awareness of the issues surrounding dementia. Tommy has produced a short film which provides an insight into the issues and challenges faced with those coping with Dementia and those caring for those with Dementia. You can view the film by clicking the link below (requires Flash player).
Tommy continues to speak to carers groups, as well as key decision-makers who have influence over the lives of people affected by dementia. He is still gathering experiences, to make sure they are shared with those who can make life better for carers.
Dementia sufferer from Esher gets £7,000 refund on burglar alarm
10:00am Saturday 17th November 2012
Beware of Cold Callers
An elderly dementia sufferer from Esher was hailed in National Consumer Week, after a refund of more than £7,000 from traders who sold her a ‘free’ burglar alarm.
Nesta Hollis, 77, was recovering from two strokes when she was approached by cold-callers at her door, selling what turned out to be a 15-year servicing and monitoring contract costing thousands.
Trial could cut agonising wait for dementia diagnosis
Government-backed assessment service trial will see Cambridge Cognition’s state-of-the-art diagnostic technologies placed in the community
The traditional path to diagnosing dementia is long and slow, often taking 18 months of agonised waiting.
Now this could be set to change with a government-backed trial of a dementia assessment service that aims to cut this to just three months.
It is being called a “paradigm shift” as it depends on placing state-of-the-art diagnostic technologies in the community where people can access them quickly and easily.
According to senior lecturer and honorary consultant neurologist Dr Dennis Chan, this trial – dubbed the Brain Health Centre initiative – will accelerate access to the kind of evaluation currently available in only regional centres of excellence in hospital clinics.
