Tag: Alzheimer’s Society

£1.5m Cadent fund to support Alzheimer’s Society in energy efficiency project

Stuart Mitchell

Cadent, the UK’s largest Gas Distribution Network, has announced a new partnership with Alzheimer’s Society. Forming part of Cadent’s wider commitment to tackling fuel poverty and supporting people living in vulnerable situations, the £1.5m grant will be used to help ensure people living with dementia are supported with energy efficiency advice. The funding will be used to deliver a two-year project, which will fund 20 community dementia advisor (CDA) roles across the UK. The CDAs will be trained to offer bespoke energy support to families living with dementia, including advice…

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£9m investment championing the next generation of dementia researchers

Stuart Mitchell

Alzheimer’s Society will be investing £9million into funding three new Doctoral Training Centres designed to support and nurture dementia researchers at the start of their career. Currently only one in five dementia PhD students go on to stay in dementia research often due to underfunding and the challenging nature of academic careers.  The news last week of potential new treatments in dementia highlights again that researchers taking their first steps into the field will be the dementia research leaders of the future. They are critical to maintaining the momentum to…

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The FA and Alzheimer’s Society announce extension of charity partnership for fourth year

Stuart Mitchell

Alzheimer’s Society became the official charity partner of The FA in August 2021, and will begin a fourth year of collaboration for the 2024/25 season.  The extension was revealed today as England’s men’s team prepare for their UEFA EURO 2024 quarter-final clash against Switzerland on Saturday, with the England and Lionesses social media channels celebrating some of the partnership’s key achievements to date. Looking back at our partnership so far Over the past three seasons, the partnership between The FA and Alzheimer’s Society has raised over £870,000, with thousands more…

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First of its kind Beatles book brings the band’s story to life for people with dementia

Stuart Mitchell

A new book about The Beatles, which has been designed specifically with, and for, people with dementia, has been released with the accompanying audio voiced by actor Bill Nighy. Solving barriers people with dementia face The founder of Cognitive Books, 49-year-old father-of-two and gerontologist, Matt Singleton, had the idea for a book series when he noticed his father, Brian, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2017, was losing his passion for reading as his cognitive abilities declined. The first book in the series, looking back at…The Beatles, takes the reader…

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British Airways and Alzheimer’s Society announce new partnership

Stuart Mitchell

British Airways has announced a new partnership with Alzheimer’s Society to raise funds and support customers travelling with dementia. For someone living with dementia, travel can seem like an impossible challenge. That’s why British Airways (BA) is working with us through the airline’s BA Better World Community Fund in a new three-year partnership. Symptoms – including disorientation, memory loss and difficulties in planning – can mean losing track of your surroundings and getting lost, even in familiar places. But improvements in understanding, support, and accessibility can help transform the travel…

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