A national Dementia Atlas

Apologies if this has been posted about already but I couldn't find it if it has.

The atlas can be viewed here:

https://shapeatlas.net/dementia/#6/52.955/-2.153/l-p65


According to the Guardian, this is just the start of an exercise that should give a lot of information about how different areas perform in their approach to dementia:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/aug/16/new-care-atlas-reveals-disparity-in-dementia-care-across-uk

EDIT: The previous link to the Atlas was out-of-date.

A heartwarming story

This story has, understandably, caused quite a stir. An elderly man with dementia who has been singing publicly for many years is still able to sing his songs even though his dementia often means that he is lost for words when he tries to communicate:

http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2016-08-05/heartwarming-video-of-dad-and-son-singing-goes-viral/