Young Onset Dementia Awareness Day October 24th #YODA
Young Onset Dementia Awareness was launched on October 24th 2022, and aims to raise awareness, tackle stigma and champion change. Find out how to get involved
WHAT'S NEW
Singapore delirium observer-ship evaluation report published
Feedback from the Singapore delegates and all placement areas was extremely positive and our visitors have already implemented several quality improvement programmes since being back in Singapore.
Living Well with Dementia Events. Celebrating Community Support in Trafford
This summer, Trafford hosted two highly successful Living Well with Dementia events aimed at raising awareness, celebrating community partnerships, and supporting people affected by dementia and their families.
Understanding young onset dementia
This Dementia Action Week Manchester Women Together filmed an engaging conversation with Jacqui Cannon, Chief Executive of The Lewy Body Society, Dr Rebecca Marchmont and Sarah Kirkland, Senior Project Manager at Dementia United, who shared their personal and professional insights into young onset dementia.
UK Dementia Congress 2025: The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th November 2025.
Dementia United is proud to be collaborating with the organisers and sponsors of this congress, the largest annual multi-disciplinary dementia-focused event and exhibition in the UK
Our Long Goodbye: an exhibition that documents one mother and daughter’s relationship to each other and to Alzheimer’s.
Our Long Goodbye is an exhibition that documents one mother and daughter’s relationship to each other and to Alzheimer’s. From June to December 2025 the exhibition will tour to four venues in the North West with accompanying workshops, artist evenings and interactive displays.
Dementia United’s World Delirium Awareness Day 2025 in-person health and care staff event was a huge success.
Over 70 people attended the event from across a wide variety of health and care settings including voluntary sector, care homes, hospices, community teams, primary care as well as hospitals and mental health providers.
Learning from Greater Manchester’s delirium pathway
Dementia United has developed one of the most progressive and integrated delirium care models in England, making significant strides in community-based detection, prevention and management.
Greater Manchester’s collaborative approach to delirium attracts international attention
A team of clinicians from Singapore travelled to Greater Manchester for a month-long study visit to learn how health and care services work together to improve delirium care. The city-region’s proactive, community-focused approach is helping more people receive early diagnosis and support at home, reducing hospital admissions and improving outcomes.