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New data reveals urgent demand for dementia care across Scotland

Resident, Jessie Murphy with her son, George Murphy at Douglas View Care Home

Runner visits proud mother in Hamilton care home after raising over £19,000 for ...

Cup of tea.

Raise a cuppa for charity this National Tea Day

Cramond Residence was visited by fluffy therapy dogs

Therapy dogs pay visit to care home residents to help with loneliness

Edinburgh actor and Scottish panto legend Arron Usher

Edinburgh actor goes off the deep end in dementia charity swim

EastEnders and Carry On star Dame Barbara Windsor has died, aged 83

Margaret Mackie and Jamie Lee Morley have released a new charity single.

Pensioner releases new charity single and video in Christmas No.1 bid

Margaret Mackie and Jamie Lee Morley are expected to release their new single on Thursday, December 3rd.

84-year-old to release new charity single in Christmas No.1 bid

Experts have warned that, without visits, elderly people could lose the will to live (Photo: Shutterstock)

Experts warn a blanket care home visiting ban 'could risk premature deaths'

The lockdown has left a quarter of adults thinking they have no real friends

This is how to pledge your time in support of GMB’s 1 Million Minutes campaign

Both diagnosis and treatment of dementia is on the rise.

Drug prescriptions for dementia in Scotland double in a decade

These lanyards are bright green in colour and decorated with a sunflower design (Photo: RNIB)

This is what it means if you see someone wearing a sunflower lanyard

If you've ever seen someone wearing a sunflower lanyard, then it could mean more than you think

Sunflower lanyards: What they mean and how to get one

This is why your hearing could indicate if you have dementia

Launch of Movement for Memories, a new physical activity programme to support people living with dementia at the Royal Commonwealth Pool.

Pic: Neil Hanna

Project aims to get dementia sufferers more active
A new project has launched in the Capital to support people living with dementia to be more physically active.
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