World Alzheimer’s Month is a global opportunity to raise awareness around, educate, and encourage support for dementia. This year, three members of the Stanfield team are doing the sponsored Memory Walk for Alzheimer’s Society on the 17th of September. Sponsored...
Dementia Battle Time Team star Sir Tony Robinson has told of his devastation following his parents dementia battle. 69-year-old star labelled Alzheimer’s ‘one of the last great medical terrors’ Revealed his father Leslie ‘gradually lost his...
Dementia Support A charity has called on people to make a New Year resolution and spend more time with people who have dementia by giving them dementia support. New research by the Alzheimer’s Society shows that 64 per cent of those in the north east diagnosed with...
Digital pen could be the answer to faster dementia diagnosis Worcestershire Nursing Homes like Stanfield are excited to hear about a digital pen that can aid faster dementia diagnosis. Researchers create a pen that means you’ll be able to test someone for the dementia...
Are these findings going to improve specialist dementia care? UK nursing home Stanfield are pleased to report that findings from the US bring us closer to understanding what causes this disease. But ‘Alzheimer’s mice’ are not a perfect parallel for what happens...