Jul 19, 2021 | Specialist Dementia Care
Blood Tests Could Become 100% Accurate A biomarker that has been identified in the blood could be key to diagnosing dementia early through a simple blood test, scientists have found. Researchers at King’s College London discovered neurofilament light chain (NfL) in...
Jun 19, 2021 | Specialist Dementia Care
Regulators in the United States have approved a new dementia treatment for the first time in 20 years, paving the way for its use in the UK. The drug, ‘Aducanumab’ targets the underlying cause of Alzheimer’s. This is different to most other treatments which only...
Jun 5, 2021 | Specialist Dementia Care
World Environment Day is recognised on the 5th June 2021. The cause aims to raise awareness of the growing impact humans have on the environment and the damage this creates. This year’s theme focuses on ecosystem restoration. Every three seconds, the world loses...
May 1, 2021 | Specialist Dementia Care
The award-winning movie With more and more people living with dementia, with just over 850,000 people living with Alzheimer’s in the UK (the most common form) these movies show how reckonings with the disease in art are evolving. “The Father” is Florian Zeller’s film...
Apr 27, 2021 | Specialist Dementia Care
Stanfield Nursing Home has been caring for your loved ones for over 30 years. This has benefited our staff with years of experience and expertise in providing high quality care to people living with dementia. We answer your dementia-related questions, providing some...
Nov 14, 2020 | Specialist Dementia Care
The average lifespan of people in the UK has increased over recent decades, rising to 81 as of 2017 projections compared to 77 in 2000. With increasing average lifespan, there increases the risk of developing diseases, such as dementia. Some experts project that by...
