Music lifts fog of dementia
6, Aug, 2009
THERE are about 40, mainly elderly, people in the church hall in Plymouth city centre but some are in a different place. Their bodies are present but their minds are elsewhere: in their own world of lost memories. Welcome t... Read More

Fund will help pay care costs
6, Aug, 2009
PSP Healthcare, operators of Angela Court Nursing Home in Sidmouth, have launched a £1m fund to assist with the increasing cost of providing nursing care for the elderly. Wayne Shermon, operations director, said: “PSP is a f... Read More

DEVON MEMORY CAFES - Promoting Independence and Living Well with Dementia
6, Jul, 2009
Devon’s Memory Cafes have developed through good local collaborations, working in partnership to support people with dementia and their family carers and involving the NHS, social care and the third sector. The people who a... Read More

Helping an ageing population to tackle dementia
3, Jul, 2009
TRYPHAENA Doyle is the programme manager for older people’s mental health services for Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Primary Care Trust. Here she talks aboutwhat the PCT is doing to help people living with the disease: â€... Read More