Tag Archives: Internet

Active brain 'keeps dementia at bay'

July 4, 2013   Alzheimer’s, Carers, dementia

Keeping mentally active by reading books or writing letters helps protect the brain in old age, a study suggests.

By Helen Briggs BBC News

 Can the brain build up a memory reserve?

A lifetime of mental challenges leads to slower cognitive decline after factoring out dementia’s impact on the brain, US researchers say.

The study, published in Neurology, adds weight to the idea that dementia onset can be delayed by lifestyle factors.

An Alzheimer’s charity said the best way to lower dementia risk was to eat a balanced diet, exercise and stay slim.

In a US study, 294 people over the age of 55 were given tests that measured memory and thinking, every year for about six years until their deaths.

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Best Tablets For Older People

June 29, 2013   Carers, internet

1 in 4 grandparents now own a laptop or tablet.

Often the older generation get the nickname of being technophobes. However let’s be fair as the internet service providers around the world really didn’t emerge until the 80s and so the older generation were not brought up surrounded by the technology that we have today. While in the past the older generation have not been some of the best customers for tablets, this has started to change.

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Mp supporting carers in Hartlepool where they teach carers about the internet

June 20, 2013   Carers, carersweek, internet

MP WRITES: Caring for the carers

IT instructor Ronald Welsh teaches carers Denise Morrison (left) and Maureen Beveridge
LAST week was Carers Week. Ever since I became an MP, I have wanted to support Carers Week and highlight the magnificent – and very often unsung work that umpteen people do for their friends and family. It is estimated that one in ten people living in this country – that’s a total of six million people – are carers.

The work that they do in helping a loved one, work that might otherwise be the responsibility of social care or the NHS, is estimated to save this country £112 billion each and every year. That is more than the annual spend on the National Health Service.

Hartlepool is a particularly special case. A big part of the Hartlepool character is to care for your loved ones.

It is just seen as being a good daughter or grandson or neighbour.

It is also the Hartlepool way that people who do this, providing a huge range of care from popping in for a cup of tea or getting somebody the paper to, let’s be frank, dealing with very personal hygiene matters, don’t want special treatment or being singled out.

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