“Dementia Dog Friends” project funded by the ESC’s Solidarity Projects program, has come to an end. The project lasted one year and was implemented by five volunteers from the Association. During the project, meetings were held between people with dementia from a nursing home and dogs from the shelter “Every dog matters EU”, during which […]

On the 1st of October 2022, Alzheimer Bulgaria Association took part in the regular Saturday run, organised by “5kmrum”, for the fourth year in a row. The event traditionally took place on the first Saturday of October, soon after World Alzheimer’s Day on the 21st of September and directly before World Mental Health Day on […]

The World Patients Alliance held its first World Patient Conference in Rome, Italy, from 14 to 16 October, bringing together representatives from five continents of different national and international patient organisations, as well as pharmacists, doctors and patients. Representatives of Alzheimer Bulgaria also attended the conference. The theme of the conference was “The new normal, […]

The International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias is a non-profit scientific society focused on frontotemporal dementias. Members include the leaders in frontotemporal dementia research around the world, and the society is associated with a large, international biannual meeting presenting the latest findings. Between the 2nd and 5th of November this year, the International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias held one […]

Alzheimer Bulgaria Association took part in the 32nd Alzheimer Europe Conference, which was held hybrid from 17th to 19th October in Bucharest and online and attended by 544 participants from 42 countries. The program included over 250 presenters who shared their research, knowledge, and experience. The discussions at the Conference focused on issues related to […]

On the 28-th and the 29-th of September Alzheimer Bulgaria Association held two multiplier events for dissemination of the results of the Erasmus+ project “3d4elderly”. On the first day, the association invited Bulgarian stakeholders such as representatives of the Bulgarian Ombudsman, representatives of the Bulgarian Red Cross, managers of homes for elderly people, etc. to […]

In recent years, a new culture in dementia care has developed, more specifically awareness of the importance of care as medicine. Nowadays, listening to people with dementia and their loved ones is key in the care process. Previously, the difficulty of seeing the person behind the disease was the biggest barrier to methods of communication […]

In early 2021, Alzheimer Bulgaria launched the 3D4ELDERLY project – 3D printing to create innovative ways of learning for caregivers and staff members who care for people with Alzheimer’s and older people with dementia. During the two years of work, the project partners BETI from Lithuania, CETEM from Spain and CEIPES from Italy were able […]

The Bulgarian pilot group for this project “3d4elderly” consists of 12 people with dementia. All of them are residents at a nursing home nearby the capital city Sofia. For diversity reasons, the trial included also 5 families – a person with dementia and his/ her caregiver. One of the couples has agreed to be filmed […]

Alzheimer Bulgaria Association participates in a project for the development and implementation of games the aim of which is to contribute to the dissemination of social inclusion through playful approaches. Using the new 3D technology, the quality of work of carers and staff caring for Alzheimer’s and elderly people with dementia improves, as well as […]