Fix Dementia Care | Alzheimer's Society

Supporting relatives with dementia – ‘I’ve seen the best and worst of care’

Jaymain Parkes has cared for two relatives with dementia, her grandad and her auntie, and had two very different experiences.

CQC State of Care Report and Queens Speech

Today the Care Quality Commission released their annual assessment of health and social care in England. This year's report looks at the correlation between significant increases in the rise in emergency admissions in areas where social care services are in decline or facing limitation in delivery.

Alzheimer’s Society take the ‘Fix Dementia Care’ campaign to Party Conferences

We attended this year’s Conservative and Labour Party Conferences to discuss our Fix Dementia Care campaign and share our work from the past year with MPs, Councillors and party members.

"Don't let people with dementia down" - Alzheimer's Society responds to the Prime Minister's speech

The UK's leading dementia charity, Alzhemier's Society, responds to Boris Johnson's speech today at the Conservative Party Conference.

Fight for a fair deal: End the injustice

30 September 2019

The challenges of working while caring for a loved one with dementia

28 September 2019

English businesses lost £3.2bn last year to dementia care crisis

Over 112,000 people have left their jobs to care for loved ones with dementia. Cost to businesses of lost workforce set to soar to £6.3bn/year by 2040

Alzheimer’s Society responds to ‘Labour will introduce free personal care to support older people to live independently with dignity and security and ensure more people can access care’

Today (Monday 23 September) Labour’s Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care, Barbara Keeley, and Shadow Minister, John McDonnell, will announce major plans to fund care for older people so they can live independently in their own homes.

Three-quarters of adults support free personal care for older people - Alzheimer's Society comment

More than three-quarters of adults in England would support the introduction of free personal care for older people, a survey suggests.

Dame Barbara Windsor and Scott Mitchell stand with Alzheimer’s Society at No.10 to demand dementia care reform

Dame Barbara Windsor and her husband Scott Mitchell present an open letter signed by more than 100,000 to No.10 calling on the Prime Minister to fix the crisis in social care.

New Age UK ‘The Health and Care of Older People in England 2019’ report on social care – Alzheimer’s Society comment

A new report from Age UK has found that social care is in desperate need of a long term plan for social care funding.

New ADASS statement ‘Sort Out Social Care, For All, Once and For All’ – Alzheimer’s Society comment

ADASS has published a report setting out what the Government needs to do to tackle the social care crisis

Largest public petition of its kind calls on Prime Minister to end the crisis in care – Alzheimer’s Society comment

More than 150,000 members of the public and more than 50 health leaders are calling on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to take action now to address the escalating crisis in care.