Dementia Care
The word dementia is an umbrella term which describes a serious deterioration in mental functions, such as memory, language, orientation and judgement.
People often ask whether Alzheimer's disease and dementia are the same thing. The answer is both yes and no. Alzheimer's disease is one cause of dementia, but several other diseases can cause it too. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, accounting for around two thirds of cases in the elderly. Other diseases that cause dementia are vascular dementia which includes multi-infarct dementia and Binswanger's disease, Lewy Body disease also known as dementia with Lewy Bodies, and fronto-temporal dementia which includes Pick's disease and primary progressive aphasia. It is not uncommon for people to have more than one form of dementia; for example, some people with vascular dementia also have Alzheimer's disease.
Senile dementia is a more precise term that specifically refers to dementia in people over 65. Dementia in people under this age is much rarer and is often referred to as early onset dementia.
Dementia is a major cause of ill-health, affecting 700,000 people in the UK - a number rising daily. Research is making progress, but is very under-funded, especially when compared with other diseases.
The Alzheimer's Research Trust is the UK's leading research charity for dementia. Donations from its supporters fund vital research to find effective treatments, preventions and cures for Alzheimer's disease and related conditions.
Common misspellings of Alzheimer's include Alzheimer’s (without the apostrophe or capital letter; the disease is named after the German scientist Alois Alzheimer), Alzheimer’s, allzeimers, allzheimer, allzhiemers, alziemers, and many more.
Please click on one of our care homes that caters for Dementia Care:
Cambridgeshire Kent
The Tudors Care Home Baugh House Care Centre
Essex London
Hillside Nursing Home Newstead Nursing Home
Willowmead Care Home Milton Keynes
Hertfordshire Bletchley House
Autumn Vale Care Centre Oxfordshire
Queensway House St Katharine's House
