According to the Alzheimer’s Society there are 850,000 people with dementia in the UK, with numbers set to rise to over 1 million by 2025.
Every three minutes a person in the UK will develop dementia. There are over 40,000 people under 65 with dementia in the UK.
The links below explore how people can continue to meet with God despite living with dementia.
- The Catholic Church of England and Wales has some videos exploring Dementia and Spirituality
- John Swinton talks about ‘Theology and Dementia’
- Livability discusses Dementia Friendly Churches
From a secular perspective
- Why not consider becoming a Dementia Friend
- Channel 4 are doing a series Dementiaville which can be seen on 9pm Thursday 4th June, Thursday 11th June and Thursday 18th June 2015
- The Alzheimers have a video launching their latest campaign
- Heard of Macmillan Nurses and Marie Curie Nurses but possibly not Admiral Nurses who are specialist dementia nurses
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