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07 Jan 2021 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society responds to care home vaccination priority

Fiona Carragher, Director of Research and Influencing at Alzheimer’s Society said:

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05 Jan 2021 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society reacts to new lockdown measures impact on care homes visits

Fiona Carragher, Director of Research and Influencing at Alzheimer’s Society said

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23 Dec 2020 Coronavirus

Government announcement of £149 million to support increased care home testing - Alzheimer's Society comments

The Government has today (23 December) announced a new £149 million grant fund to support care homes, with care home staff to receive two rapid-result tests a week in addition to regular testing to help keep coronavirus at bay. Vaccinations have also begun for residents in care homes.

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02 Dec 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society comments on new care homes visiting guidance

The Government has today (Tuesday 1 December) announced new guidance to safely allow indoor visits to care homes across England as the country moves back into tiered restrictions.

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17 Nov 2020 Health

Alzheimer’s Society launches first-ever dedicated sport and dementia campaign: Sport United Against Dementia

Charity Ambassador Robbie Savage backs ground-breaking campaign to bring the sporting world together for the first time in a truly coordinated effort to tackle dementia

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13 Oct 2020 Coronavirus

Pilot key worker scheme for relatives of care home residents announcement: Alzheimer's Society comments

Today (Tuesday 13 October), at the first session of the ‘Coronavirus: lessons learnt’ inquiry, Minister for Care Helen Whately announced a key worker pilot scheme for those with family members in care homes.

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12 Oct 2020 Health

CQC to investigate 'do not resuscitate' orders in care homes - Alzheimer's Society comments

Fiona Carragher, Director of Research and Influencing at Alzheimer’s Society said:

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01 Oct 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society responds to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report into the delivery of core NHS services during the pandemic

Gavin Terry, Head of Policy at Alzheimer’s Society, said:

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29 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

‘Exhausted’ family and friends spent 92 million extra hours caring for loved ones with dementia since lockdown

Alzheimer’s Society’s new report says Government must fix social care now, learning lessons to avoid further winter tragedy, as dementia carers struggle with depression, insomnia and exhaustion

21 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

The Government must act now to safeguard people with dementia against a second wave of coronavirus

It is vital that we embed dementia-friendly behaviour into our communities.

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15 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

Labour call for plan to protect care homes - Alzheimer's Society comments

The Labour party has warned that the Government has weeks to put winter care home plan in place or risk a repeat of past mistakes in care homes, following reports of a rise in coronavirus cases in care homes.

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03 Sep 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society comments: Family carers are an integral part of the care system

Fiona Carragher, Director of Research and Influencing at Alzheimer’s Society said:

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10 Aug 2020 Health

Alzheimer's Society responds to Alzheimer's disease treatment priority review

This marks another crucial step forward in the development of the first ever treatment to slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease

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05 Aug 2020 Health

Significant decrease in dementia diagnosis rate - Alzheimer’s Society comments

There has been a significant decrease in dementia diagnosis rates – from 67.6% in February to 63.5% in June 2020.

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31 Jul 2020 Health

Panorama: 'The Forgotten Frontline' - Alzheimer's Society comments

On Thursday 30 July 2020 at 21:00, Panorama will broadcast a report on how care homes have fared during the coronavrius pandemic. Reporter Alison Holt asks if care homes were abandoned to fight the virus alone.

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30 Jul 2020 Health

Quality of early-life education positively impacts dementia risk later in life - Alzheimer's Society responds

Risk factors for Alzheimer’s may be apparent as early as our teens and 20s, according to new research reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

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30 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Lockdown isolation causes shocking levels of decline for people with dementia, who are rapidly losing memory, speech, and ability to dress and feed themselves

People with dementia worst hit by coronavirus – Alzheimer’s Society with One Dementia Voice call for Government to reinforce family carers being given ‘Key Worker’ status.

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29 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

PAC condemns “slow, inconsistent and at times negligent approach” to social care sector in Covid-19 pandemic - Alzheimer's Society responds

In a report published on 29 July 2020, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has said the Government’s “slow, inconsistent, and at times negligent approach” to social care in the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the “tragic impact” of “years of inattention, funding cuts and delayed reforms”, leaving the sector as a “poor relation” that has suffered badly in the pandemic.

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24 Jul 2020 Health

Face coverings to be mandatory in shops and supermarkets in England from 24th July - Alzheimer's Society comments

From 24 July, the Government have announced that face coverings should be mandatory in England in shops and supermarkets in addition to public transport and NHS settings.

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22 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Alzheimer's Society responds to new care home visiting guidance

Under new guidance published by the Department of Health and Social Care today, care home residents will start to be reunited with their friends and family as care homes will be able to begin visits again following local risk assessments.

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14 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Lockdown’s side effect: mental health deterioration of people affected by dementia, with third ‘giving up’

Charity’s support used over half a million times during lockdown, people with dementia worst hit in terms of deaths and thousands struggling with mental health decline.

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10 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Dementia organisations united in One Dementia Voice call on Government to avert hidden catastrophe - allowing family carers to visit Care Homes

The evidence is stark – data shows a 52% surge in deaths among people with dementia since lockdown, beyond those caused by the virus.

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07 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

ONS figures reveal consistent fall in care home Covid-19 deaths

Figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal that deaths in care homes due to Covid-19 are consistently falling.

06 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

ONS figures show 50 per cent of all Covid-19 deaths in care homes also had dementia – Alzheimer’s Society comments

These latest figures reveal the crushing reality of coronavirus’ impact in care homes, and yet again confirm that people with dementia have been the worst hit.