The Latest Breaking News from Dementia

Gran, 95, who was tasered twice by police officer in care home dies from injuries

Dementia sufferer Clare Nowland, a mother-of-eight, was tasered by senior constable Kristian White, 33, when he found her brandishing a knife at the Yallambee Lodge care home in New South Wales in Australia

Daily Mirror · May 24, 2023

Drugs used for heart conditions linked to improved outcomes for stroke patients

Research was carried out in partnership with the UK Dementia Research Institute.

The Independent UK · May 24, 2023

Why doesn't Australia have greater transparency around Taser use by police?

The use of a Taser to subdue a 95-year-old dementia patient at an aged care home in Cooma, New South Wales, last week is yet another sickening example of what can go wrong when police rely too heavily on force to resolve challenging situations.

The Conversation · May 24, 2023

Six early signs of England's number two killer illness that no one should ever ignore

There are currently around 900,000 people in the UK living with dementia and it mainly affects people over the age of 65, with the likelihood of developing the disease increasing with age

Daily Mirror · May 23, 2023

Bruce Willis’s wife Emma credits nine-year-old daughter with important health tip

The ‘Die Hard’ actor’s family announced he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia earlier this year

The Independent UK · May 23, 2023

Death threats for staff at home where 95yo patient was tasered

The fallout from the distressing incident at a NSW aged-care home, after a 95-year-old dementia patient was tasered, has taken an ugly turn.

The New Daily · May 23, 2023

NSW police officer who Tasered 95-year-old dementia patient suspended from duty with pay

Claire Nowland continues to receive end-of-life care at Cooma district hospital, as calls for a broader independent investigation grow

The Guardian - AU · May 23, 2023

Sydney dementia patient ‘didn’t sleep for months’ after police called to subdue her, family say

Calls for reform grow with daughter of patient saying families should be notified when police are deployed to aged care homes

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2023

Lewine says it was 'horrible' putting her husband in a care home - but also a 'relief'

'The doctor then said you aren't coping and can't be on red alert 24 hours a day - he either needs carers or a care home'

Wales Online · May 22, 2023

'I had to put my beloved Edinburgh husband in a care home and it wasn't as expected'

The mum of four will always recall the chilling incident that was the penultimate event that lead to her husband spending the last years of his life in a care home.

Edinburgh Live · May 22, 2023