Maddy Nettleship (first from left), pictured with other protesters, has called for the elderly and dementia care ward to be reopened [Supplied] A retired nurse has called for a hospital ward, which ...

Music may reduce distress for dementia patients, suggests new research. The findings show music therapy - singing, playing or just listening - could be used on NHS dementia wards as an alternative to ...

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Dementia is a word that strikes fear in the hearts of many. The thought of losing cognitive function, of forgetting loved ones and cherished memories is simply terrifying. Dementia isn’t just a ...

A new treatment that uses music therapy on dementia wards could improve care and support for some of the NHS's most vulnerable patients. Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and ...

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The wife of a man with dementia has said it is vital that hospital environments should be made more welcoming for people with the condition. Wendy Parker, from Rotherham, cares for her husband, ...

A state law in Virginia allows patients with dementia to be involuntarily committed to state psychiatric hospitals if they are deemed to be a threat to others or themselves, a phenomenon also seen in ...

A new treatment that uses music therapy on dementia wards could improve care and support for some of the NHS’s most vulnerable patients. Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and ...