Former English striker, Sir Geoff Hurst and 2018 Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas took part in surprising two sports fans living with dementia to highlight the importance of human contact in lockdown.

New figures today published by the Office for National Statistics have given full details of the scale of care home deaths due to Covid-19 and dementia.

The latest CQC report finds people living with dementia experience a lower quality of care and level of respect.

Alzheimer’s Society comments on figures from the Office for National Statistics showing deaths in care homes from Covid-19 are falling.

With the sector estimating that it will take 4.5 years for medical research spend to return to normal levels, we are calling for emergency financial support from the Government so we can continue funding our life-saving research.

Alzheimer's Society comments on a study revealing the risk of dementia doubles for inflammatory bowel disease patients.