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We are hearing reports of visitation being denied in care homes experiencing an outbreak of coronavirus. Even in outbreak situations, individuals in care homes should be supported to receive visitors, and unnecessary restrictions should not be imposed.

'Car Sparks Memories', a new exhibit at Glasgow’s Riverside Museum, harnessing the power of reminiscence therapy, was unveiled earlier this year.

Here are our top tech tips and for winter showcasing some of the devices tried and tested by people living with dementia and their carers.  

The winter 2023 edition of our Dementia in Scotland magazine has now been published and is available to download. 

We know that winter can be a challenging time. We want to reassure you that Alzheimer Scotland will remain here for you over these coming months between our local support and warm spaces, our National Dementia Advisor Service and our 24 hour Freephone Dementia Helpline.

We’ve all seen the news coverage about the increasing emergence of artificial intelligence, or AI. It’s a phenomenon that is being widely scrutinised, with projections about how it might affect jobs, and how we live our lives in general. But how might it specifically benefit healthcare systems of the future?

Our Annual Review for 2022-2023 has been published and is available to download. 

Karen is aiming to visit as many of Scotland’s museums as possible – perhaps even all of them! Not just for the fun of it, but for a fantastic cause: Supporting people living with dementia across Scotland by raising much-needed funds for Alzheimer Scotland. Her challenge has already taken her to museums from Orkney to the Borders. 

A solo art exhibition “Jist John” by new artist John Sangster will be on show at The Studio, Monymusk this weekend. John was inspired to start painting after being diagnosed with Lewy body dementia and strives to live well with dementia.