Brain Health Scotland's schools programme wins award Congratulations to our team at Brain Health Scotland for winning a 'highly commended' award in the Scottish Charity Awards 2023 for their contribution in the STARS: My Amazing Brain school programme. Article type: News - Date posted: 27 June 2023
Coast Candle Co partners with Alzheimer Scotland to create a ‘memory’ candle designed by people living with dementia. Coast Candle Co have partnered up with us in creating a ‘memory’ candle designed by people living with dementia around the theme of memories. The candle is available online to help raise money for Alzheimer Scotland. Article type: News - Date posted: 19 June 2023
Dementia Safeguarding Scheme When someone with dementia goes missing it’s a distressing time for families. This is your guide to initiatives and resources that can help bring your loved one safely back home and ensure a prompt response in case of an emergency. These tools, developed in partnership with Police Scotland, can support a person to maintain independence and keep doing the things they enjoy with peace of mind.
Dementia Family Caring An inspiring project developing personalised strategies to support mental health and well-being.
Serving up dementia information across 120 Scottish libraries – new partnership launched The Scottish Libraries & Information Council, the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre, Alzheimer Scotland and pathfinder libraries in Stirling, Aberdeenshire, Glasgow, Fife, North Ayrshire, Inverclyde, the Lothians, East Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire launched a new partnership to establish vital dementia information hubs in over 120 community libraries Article type: News - Date posted: 6 June 2023
Marion's story Marion Ritchie shares her experience of having to give up work in order to care for her husband, Dave Article type: Blog - Date posted: 5 June 2023
A big thank you to all our volunteers! Volunteers play so many roles at Alzheimer Scotland. Whether it's lending a helping hand at their local Centre, manning our 24h Freephone Dementia Helpline, or holding the bucket at a national collection, volunteers are essential to our work. This week, we want to say a huge thank you to every one of our generous and dedicated volunteers. Article type: News - Date posted: 5 June 2023
Launch of new digital health library site An easy, secure and accessible way to access health apps. Article type: News - Date posted: 5 June 2023
Alzheimer Scotland Student Research Programme announces scholarship recipient A project has been chosen to be the recipient of the Alzheimer Scotland Student Research Programme. Article type: News - Date posted: 2 June 2023