Sayer Ji is a widely recognized researcher, author, and lecturer, an advisory board member of the National Health Federation, and the founder of the world's most widely referenced, evidence-based natural health resource of its kind. 

Turmeric has been used in India for over 5,000 years, which is likely why still today both rural and urban populations have some of the lowest prevalence rates of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the world. A recent study on patients with AD found that less than a gram of turmeric daily, taken for three months, resulted in 'remarkable improvements.' 

By Alice Park

Feb 11, 2016

Dr. Frank Longo isn't the kind of guy who chokes up easily. The pre-eminent neurologist is better known for his professional stoicism and scholarly approach to the devastation he sees weekly in his Alzheimer's patients--the people who come into his office at the Stanford University School of Medicine, their memory just a little bit worse than the last time he saw them. But today, even though he's trying to keep it together, his throat tightens. 

Combining passion and clarity with detailed general management experience David helps a wide range of organisations to operationalise new cultures of care. Alongside an extensive schedule of national speaking engagements across the UK and Ireland David authors dementia care learning resources. He can be commissioned to produce practice development tools and specialises in motivational speaking at conferences and with the media on how to achieve health and social care culture change.  

Over the last 30 years Dr. Sheard has  developed a reputation as a challenging and motivational speaker and as a leading dementia care consultant in the UK, Ireland, USA and Canada. His main focus in speaking has been to hold up a mirror to reflect the realities of dementia care and what it really takes to 'get it'.  After 15 years in health and social services in specialist dementia care posts, latterly as a General Manager-Old Age Psychiatry in an NHS Trust, Dr. Sheard founded Dementia Care Matters in 1995. His purpose is to demonstrate that dementia care is about emotional care, and that this is no different to what we all need in life. 

Providing a springboard for culture change in care homes is key, says David Sheard. He explains why Dementia Care Matters’ 50 Point Checklist has been revised. Surely checklists are the antithesis of a movement towards culture change in dementia care? Checklists foster a tick box culture linked to process management. This style of management has previously consumed the care sectorin policies, procedures and systems that have had little to do with evidencing improvement in people’s lived experience in care homes.

Getting through and coping with daily life while maintaining the best possible quality of life is vitally important to both the patient and the family. A wide range of major and minor issues need to be discussed in the family situation. Below you will find some advice and tips on everyday issues facing you as a family member and those closest around you.