What Is Alzheimer’s Disease...

What is Alzheimer’s Disease? Alzheimer’s is a progressive neurological disorder that causes the brain...

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Early Onset Alzheimer’s – Encourage,...

 When I walk my dog, it...

More Than Just a Round...

As Occupational Therapy students, we were...

Early Onset Alzheimer’s – Encourage, Inspire, and Inform: Walking the Dog

 When I walk my dog, it is only natural to do some deep thinking. Sometimes, I pick up on something I’ve seen on Facebook, read in a book, or saw on TV. I never know where the errand thoughts will find their inspiration. I had just seen a pastor (who is also a sceptic) say on a video, that we can’t take the Bible literally, but we can get great inspiration from it. He says the stories in the Bible are about a time and people who no longer exist. This was on my mind...

Dementia Awareness Week...

FRIENDSHIP Dementia Awareness Week 2025 – which runs from Monday 2 June to Sunday 8 June – is an opportunity to support the 90,000...

Behind the role:...

As occupational therapy students from Queen Margaret University, one of the most eye-opening aspects of our placement at Alzheimer Scotland, has been gaining...

Travelling with Dementia...

During our 10-week placement at Alzheimer Scotland as occupational therapy students, Queen Margaret University, we had various roles, from posting content on social...

A three day...

Day 3: Alzheimer’s Scotland Edinburgh office I spent the whole day at the Alzheimer’s Scotland office in Edinburgh! This was a chance to see...

New Dementia Carer...

Fife has recently launched a new Dementia Carers Education Programme – designed to equip care partners with the tools, understanding, and confidence to...

Capturing What’s Important...

The lived experience of individuals is invaluable in the work of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), especially in dementia care. Recognising and valuing the...

Connecting People, Connecting...

SPOTLIGHT on What Matters Have you seen our online interactive website, Connecting People Connecting Support online Occupation Matters? This website was designed to help...

Connecting you to...

An AHP Dementia Webinar As an allied health professional (AHP) dementia community we have developed a National AHP Dementia Webinar series where we share practice and connect...