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Charity acts as antidote to isolation of carers
Do you care for someone with dementia and feel afraid?
People who love and look after someone with dementia can feel just as frightened, vulnerable and uncertain as the person they care for, and are often elderly and infirm themselves.
Daybreak is a speciali st charity offering stimulation and support for people living with dementia and memory loss, as well as respite for their carers.
Daybreak helps people to live with dementia by working alongside families, professional help and other support to maintain the best quality of life for that person.
Dearth of training in dementia diagnosis
9 July, 2012 | By Steve Ford
Nurses must receive more education and training in identifying dementia
Nurses must receive more education and training in identifying dementia, if care is to improve in line with the increasing prevalence of the condition, according to a group of MPs.
People with dementia are currently facing “shocking variations” in the time it takes for them to receive a diagnosis, a report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia said last week.
A minister for older people would be a victory for all generations
Intergenerational squabbling over housing is missing the point, all generations should welcome the Commons’ decision
With the media drawing battle lines between young and old, last week’s vote in the Commons urging the government to consider appointing a minister for older people could be seen as a victory for the greys.
The debate, prompted by a 137,000-strong petition presented to Number 10 in November, follows increasingly frenzied reporting about which generation is faring the worst in the economic crisis. But, as attendees at a Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) consultation on housing policies for all generations heard, such intergenerational squabbling is missing the point.
The consultation, a result of a partnership between St George’s House and the JRF, brought together senior figures to consider what a fair housing deal across the generations would look like.
