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A widow was living with dementia before she died. But it's an act from Westpac staff that has really upset her family

www.dailymail.co.uk

The 89-year-old woman had been a client of a Westpac branch on the North Island of New Zealand right up until her death on July 30, 2020.

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Cartoon: USA dementia test

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A cartoon by Mike Luckovich; Campaign Action

Saturday, Jun 1

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Sumpter Township police searching for missing 88-year-old woman with dementia

A missing 88-year-old woman from Sumpter Township was found safe by authorities Friday evening and is doing fine.

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‘The Great Lillian Hall’ Review: Jessica Lange Is Grand as a Legendary Stage Actress Confronting Dementia

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Lange, a beauty at 75, has a face that has only grown more expressive with the years. In "The Great Lillian Hall," that face is a map of emotion we read. Even when Lillian is being deceptive (even when she’s deceiving herself), the majesty…

Friday, May 31

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Moment impatient woman kills OAP with dementia by shoving her over in bank queue

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Myra Coutinho-Lopez, 82, died after Courtney Richman pushed her over in the queue as the pensioner who had dementia tried to withdraw cash from a Lloyds Bank branch

Moment woman kills pensioner with dementia by shoving her to the ground

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CCTV captures harrowing moment dementia-suffering OAP was killed by bank customer in queue row

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Impatient Courtney Richman shoved the 'confused' 82-year-old sending her falling to the floor in the Lloyds Bank branch

CCTV captures harrowing moment dementia-suffering OAP was killed by bank customer in queue row

www.walesonline.co.uk

Impatient Courtney Richman shoved the 'confused' 82-year-old sending her falling to the floor in the Lloyds Bank branch

Care home staff failed to check on elderly woman with dementia who routinely used rubbish bin as toilet

An ombudsman found failings at a care home where the woman's daughter claimed she was ‘using the rubbish bin in her room as a toilet every day’

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Grace A. Dow Library to host Alzheimer's, Dementia caregiver support group this summer

www.ourmidland.com

Midland's support group for Alzheimer's and Dementia caregivers will meet five times this summer at the Grace A. Dow Memorial Library.

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Gran, 85, with advanced dementia ordered to repay £13k in benefits due to little-known rule

AN 85-year-old grandmother has been ordered to repay £13,000 after being told she was overpaid benefits for years.

Gran, 85, with advanced dementia ordered to repay £13k in benefits due to little-known rule

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AN 85-year-old grandmother has been ordered to repay £13,000 after being told she was overpaid benefits for years.

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Bruce Willis’s daughter Rumer shares rare update on father’s dementia battle

www.independent.co.uk

Bruce Willis's daughter Rumer has shared a rare update on her father's battle with dementia.

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Eating certain fruit and vegetables can cut dementia risk by a third

www.mirror.co.uk

A 20-year study found that people who ate yellow and orange fruit were 38 per cent less likely to suffer cognitive decline. The protection was equivalent to being three to four years younger

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Some foods cut dementia risk by 38 per cent because of their colour

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A 20-year study found foods of certain colours can have a huge impact on the risk of developing Alzheimer's

Some foods cut dementia risk by 38 per cent because of their colour

www.walesonline.co.uk

A 20-year study found foods of certain colours can have a huge impact on the risk of developing Alzheimer's

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Larne man navigates life's storms to bag psychology degree while caring for mum with dementia

www.belfastlive.co.uk

“I’ve had many failed attempts at studying, then I forgot about it for over a decade. I am so pleased I took the bull by the horns finally and achieved the degree”

Bruce Willis’ daughter Rumer shares positive health update following actors dementia diagnosis

www.ladbible.com

She's given fans a rare update on her father's health following his dementia diagnosis in February 2023

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Diagnoses for mixed dementia at Bury centre nearly doubles, data shows

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Diagnoses for mixed dementia has almost doubled at a centre in Bury in the last year, NHS figures have found.