Having two or more chronic health problems in middle age more than doubles the risk of dementia, according to a study that researchers say underscores the importance of good health earlier in life.

The Memory Café at the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon provides a facility where those living with dementia and their carers, friends and families can meet, talk and join in with activities with other people, as well as an opportunity to speak to support workers, medical practitioners, advisors etc for information and help.

As a family-run business with a caring vocation, Coate Water Care has always strived to be socially responsible and that definitely extends to being environmentally conscious and trying to implement sustainable practices.

Extra safety measures remain in place in Coate Water Care’s nine residential care homes in Swindon, Wiltshire, Gloucester, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Hampshire, even as coronavirus restrictions have been removed elsewhere.

Football can create many of life’s greatest moments, shared with friends and family. Great games and great goals should be unforgettable. But unfortunately, many people living with dementia will forget.

At any given time, family-run Coate Water Care can provide specialist residential care to 395 people at our nine luxury care homes in Swindon, Wiltshire, Gloucester, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Hampshire.

Dementia Action Week is Alzheimer's Society's biggest and longest running awareness campaign. Each year, the charity works with individuals and organisations across the UK to encourage people to ‘act on dementia’. This year’s campaign runs from 16-22 May and the theme is diagnosis.

Residents and staff at Coate Water Care’s nine residential care homes in Swindon, Wiltshire, Gloucester, Hampshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire will be celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with afternoon tea parties, special lunch menus and plenty of festive bunting.

Eight hours is no longer the ideal duration of sleep each night in middle age, according to science. Cambridge University researchers are now recommending people get seven hours — which they say is the sweet spot for general health and warding off dementia.

At Coate Water Care we have a duty of care to all of our residents, and though we all welcome the nice weather in summer, we also realize we have to take common sense measures to make sure the heat doesn’t have a negative impact on our elderly and more vulnerable residents.

It’s time we started to protect our brains and all the amazing things they do. Get started with three simple rules from Alzheimer's Research UK. Through research, we’ve learnt a lot about the things that increase our risk of developing dementia.