It’s a slow and painful goodbye for patients and loved ones — but some are determined to fight back. At the University of ...

A local authority (also known as local council) has a duty to assess the care needs of a person with dementia. This page looks at how someone with dementia can get a care assessment including the ...

If you have been diagnosed with dementia, you are likely to see a range of health and social care professionals at different times. Although it may seem confusing to meet lots of different people, ...

Every person is presumed to have the capacity to manage their own affairs and make their own decisions up until the court has adjudicated them as an incapacitated individual incapable of communicating ...

A Cleveland Clinic expert explains the signs that indicate a dementia patient is nearing the end of their life.

People with shorter telomeres, the protective caps at the end of chromosomes, inside their white blood cells may be more ...