Moray care staff given dementia insight with virtual reality
Staff at a Moray housing association have been given an insight into life with dementia - through virtual reality.
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Nearly 100 people pack dementia-friendly ‘boogie in the bar’ in Moray
Nearly 100 people have attended a dementia-friendly disco in Moray to encourage sufferers to stay active for longer.
North-east partnership to host dementia events
The Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership is holding a series of public events as it develops its own dementia strategy.
Number of people diagnosed with dementia hits record high
The number of older people living with dementia hit a record high last month, new figures show.
Growing numbers of elderly identified as key challenge by fire chiefs
Aberdeen's growing number of elderly and vulnerable people has been identified as one of the key challenges facing Scottish fire chiefs over the next three years.
Queen’s Birthday Honours: Charity fundraiser Charlie Bain honoured
After seeing his dad and father-in-law diagnosed with dementia just weeks apart, Aberdeen businessman Charlie Bain vowed to help where he could.
Dementia ward at Cornhill to be moved upstairs from ground floor, prompting stimulation concerns for patients
Dementia patients at an Aberdeen hospital will be moved from the ground floor to an upstairs ward, prompting concerns they could lose out on important stimulation from the great outdoors.
Woman with dementia robbed of two televisions in two days
An elderly woman with dementia has been robbed twice in two days with the suspect taking a television on both occasions.
Community care project using table tennis to bat off dementia
An innovative community care project is currently deploying an interesting and fun way to stave off the onsets of dementia – through offering elderly folk a weekly fix of table tennis.
Aberdeenshire woman to fulfil final promise to dying mum with high-flying charity challenge
An Aberdeenshire woman will complete a daring high-altitude challenge to fulfil the final promise she made her mother - and raise money to fight dementia.
Life-long Aberdeen fan hails Football Memories scheme
A life-long Dons supporter affected by Alzheimer’s has hailed a scheme that lets him relive some of his beloved team’s finest hours.
Lindsay Razaq: It is time we were all singing from the same hymn sheet about dementia
She was a tiny woman with pure white hair cut into a bob and eyes that seemed as wide as those of a Disney character.
Music therapy encouraged amid warnings of ‘over-medicalised’ dementia patients
More people with dementia should be given music or dance therapy in a bid to prevent them being “over-medicalised”, the Health Secretary has said.
Music therapy encouraged amid warnings of ‘over-medicalised’ dementia patients
More people with dementia should be given music or dance therapy in a bid to prevent them being “over-medicalised”, the Health Secretary has said.
Coastguard and firefighters join search for missing pensioner who has dementia
Police have been joined by the coastguard and firefighters in the search for a missing pensioner who has dementia.
Pensioners battle loneliness and reel back the years with traditional Scottish tunes
An Aberdeen community centre has launched a series of toe-tapping events designed to cut down on isolation among pensioners and bring back fond memories of their dance hall days.
Woman who embezzled thousands of pounds instead of paying her 89-year-old mother’s care home bills avoids jail
A woman who embezzled thousands of pounds from her adoptive mother rather than pay the dementia sufferer’s care home costs was described as “a total moral bankrupt”.
Check loved ones for dementia signs, Dame Barbara Windsor’s husband urges
Dame Barbara Windsor’s husband has urged people to check for the early signs of dementia in loved ones on Valentine’s Day.
Candice Brown on her struggles in marathon training for dementia drive
Great British Bake Off star Candice Brown said she is getting energy from sugar as she trains for her first London Marathon, which she is running to raise money for a dementia campaign.
OPINION: I’m not ignoring you, just wondering what your brain looks like: a scientist’s quest to combat Alzheimer’s
It is an occupational hazard that when I meet new people, whilst I am genuinely interested in what they are saying, a small part of my thoughts stray into wondering what their brain looks like.
Barbara Windsor’s husband: I can’t leave her by herself anymore
Dame Barbara Windsor’s husband has said he cannot leave her by herself anymore because of her Alzheimer’s disease.
Barbara Windsor’s EastEnders co-stars to run London Marathon for dementia drive
Adam Woodyatt, Natalie Cassidy and Jake Wood are among the EastEnders stars running the London Marathon in honour of Dame Barbara Windsor for a dementia campaign.
Santa helped me unwrap a dementia puzzle
I know it's wrong to blame Santa, but I had just bumped into him on a train and now I was stressed out over a children's puzzle of all things.
Playlist for Life scheme is being rolled out across north-east
It was an initiative which sprung from the determination of BBC broadcaster Sally Magnusson to peek through the veil of dementia which had gripped her mother, Mamie.
Music website launched to help people with dementia
A website has been launched to trigger memories in people suffering from dementia.
Hundreds attend Boogie in the Ballroom at Aberdeen’s iconic venue
Hundreds of dancing enthusiasts jived their way round the iconic Beach Ballroom in the city yesterday at a special daytime disco.
Staff shortages result in ward closure at Royal Cornhill hospital
An NHS Grampian facility has been forced to close its doors because of continuing staff shortages in Aberdeen.
Scientists meet in Aberdeen to discuss Alzheimer’s prevention
Leading Alzheimer’s researchers met in Aberdeen this week to discuss the best way to prevent the disease.
Outcry as dementia units close due to staffing crisis
North-east politicians have raised concerns over the closure of two Aberdeen dementia units due to staffing.
New initiative aims to boost Highlands dementia care
Dementia sufferers and their families could soon be better off with the introduction of an “innovative” new initiative that was developed at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).
North-east prison officers given dementia training sessions
Prison officers at HMP Grampian have been given training on how to cope with people suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Report highlights concerns about Aberdeen psychiatric hospital
Staff shortages at an Aberdeen psychiatric hospital have been holding back and delaying care, an inspection has found.