Bluebird Care Birmingham East supports Dementia Awareness Week 2017

Bluebird Care Birmingham East is supporting Dementia Awareness Week 2017, an annual campaign run by the Alzheimer’s Society from 14–20 May 2017.

Bluebird Care Birmingham East is supporting Dementia Awareness Week 2017, an annual campaign run by the Alzheimer’s Society from 14–20 May 2017.

There are around 850,000 in the UK with dementia, with over 42,000 under 65. The Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading charity for dementia, providing information and support to individuals as well as funding vital research with the hope to create lasting change for everyone affected by dementia.

This Dementia Awareness Week, 14-20 May, Alzheimer’s Society is asking everyone across England, Wales and Northern Ireland to unite against dementia. There are plenty of ways you can support the Week and everyone can play their part. We hope to raise awareness of the condition across Birmingham, improving the care received and finding a cure that is so urgently needed.

Dementia is set to be the 21st century's biggest killer. But awareness and understanding remains low and many families are facing it alone. That’s why, during the Week, we want everyone to come together and take action. By uniting, we can raise awareness, offer help and understanding, improve care and urgently find a cure.

The word ‘dementia’ describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language. These changes are often small to start with, but for someone with dementia they have become severe enough to affect daily life. A person with dementia may also experience changes in their mood or behaviour.