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Dementia " the most serious health crisis this century"
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 10:53 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
Alzheimers New Zealand urges New Zealand government to recognise dementia as the most serious health crisis to be faced this century More >>
Alzheimers NZ Urges Govt to Recognise "National Crisis"
Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 2:36 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
Alzheimers New Zealand is encouraged by yesterday’s announcement by UK prime minister David Cameron that their government will be doubling funding for dementia research and hopes this announcement will go some way toward influencing our own our government ... More >>
Alzheimers NZ launches website to show true face of dementia
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 4:54 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
It’s frustrating for all those who just cannot see why I dither and muddle, and can’t get myself free to be lucid and sharp, and efficient when pressed, and to cope like I used to when put to the test. More >>
Alzheimers Auckland Starts New Blog For Appeal Week
Monday, 11 July 2011, 2:48 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
Robert Turner’ wife Sandie has fronto-temporal dementia – she was diagnosed in her late 50s. More >>
$44m commitment to dementia
Friday, 20 May 2011, 10:37 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
Alzheimers New Zealand welcomes today’s budget announcement of $44m to dementia over the next four years. This funding commitment shows Governments recognition of the looming dementia crisis. The budget announcement comes as Alzheimers New Zealand ... More >>
Alzheimers New Zealand Awareness Week
Monday, 9 May 2011, 9:32 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
Dementia is the fourth leading cause of death in New Zealand. Currently 43,000 people are living with dementia; by 2026 this number will have doubled due to New Zealand’s aging population. However it is not these sobering statistics that first come to ... More >>
Government recognises looming dementia crisis
Friday, 15 April 2011, 10:41 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
Minister of Health, Tony Ryall opened the Aged Concern Conference on 13 April with an acknowledgement of the growing needs of the dementia sector and the required investment by government to support this. More >>
One woman show raises awareness of dementia
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 3:02 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
Up-and-coming actress Kristyl Neho will play ten characters in a one woman show at Te Whaea, the National Dance and Drama Centre on 2 and 3 December. Te Mahara (The Memory) is based on Kristyl’s own whānau experience with dementia, a disease which ... More >>
One woman show raises awareness of dementia
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 2:03 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
Up-and-coming actress Kristyl Neho will play ten characters in a one woman show at Te Whaea, the National Dance and Drama Centre on 2 and 3 December. Te Mahara (The Memory) is based on Kristyl’s own whānau experience with dementia, a disease which ... More >>
Push for community care for dementia epidemic
Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 12:17 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
While Health Minister Tony Ryall’s comments last week about being unprepared for dementia are a step in the right direction, emphasis on supporting at-home carers as well as the residential care sector is necessary to cope with the dementia epidemic. More >>
Free public lecture - World Alzheimers Day
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 10:54 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
If you ever worried you might develop Alzheimer’s disease, or you are caring for someone with dementia, our one-hour easy to understand talk today with Auckland Psychologist Lynette Tippet will be of interest. More >>
Dementia: health crisis of the century
Tuesday, 21 September 2010, 9:39 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
Alzheimers New Zealand is urging the community and government to recognise dementia as the most serious health crisis to be faced this century. More >>
Exercise your brain during Adult Learners’ Week
Thursday, 2 September 2010, 5:06 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
Keeping your brain active into old age is one of the best things you can do to help reduce your risk of dementia, says Alzheimers New Zealand, who are encouraging people of all ages to try a new activity during Adult Learners’ Week, 6-12 September. More >>
Availability Of Cheaper Drugs To Help Diagnosis
Friday, 13 August 2010, 5:36 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
Alzheimers NZ is delighted Pharmac has released a date for the availability of subsidised dementia medication, Donepezil-Rex, a cholinesterase inhibitor which can help slow progression of Alzheimer’s disease and improve cognitive function, memory and mood. More >>
Tea caddies collection for a cause
Monday, 12 July 2010, 2:59 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
Blenheim man’s Graham Brooks’ tea caddy collection looks to be the biggest in the world, according to the Guinness World Records. More >>
Tea Caddy Extravaganza: World record?
Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 3:56 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
It would take most of New Zealand’s tea drinkers to get through Renwick man’s Graham Brooks’ tea caddy collection. More >>
Dementia epidemic needs community support
Monday, 5 July 2010, 11:25 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
By 2026, the number of people in New Zealand with dementia will have doubled. Over 42,000 people have the disease currently; this number will grow to 74, 821 in 2026 and to 146,699 by 2050. This ‘epidemic’ is largely due to an ageing population ... More >>
$325,000 boost to support those with dementia
Monday, 12 April 2010, 11:16 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
A strategic alliance formed this month between leading dementia support organisation Alzheimers New Zealand and residential aged care provider Bupa aims to improve support for New Zealanders with dementia and their families. More >>
Get that brain active and help prevent dementia
Monday, 15 March 2010, 1:40 pm | Alzheimers New Zealand
Let’s face it, dementia is scary: there is no cure and the number of people with the disease is doubling every 20 years. Each year over 12,000 New Zealanders are diagnosed with the disease and some of these people are as young as 40. More >>
Dementia numbers to double every twenty years
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 9:39 am | Alzheimers New Zealand
A new report says the prevalence of dementia worldwide is expected to nearly double every 20 years, backing up New Zealand figures for the rise of this debilitating disease. More >>
