The CEO of the Homecare Association, who has extensive experience in the social care, health, housing and technology sectors

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About 55 million people worldwide have received a diagnosis of dementia, a condition that will affect about 1.4 million people in the UK alone by 2040. The biggest risk factor? Being over sixty-five.

We’re great at buying thoughtful presents for everyone else, so why not ourselves? From showing yourself some care to celebrating small wins, self-gifting can lift your mood in surprisingly meaningful ways, discovers Sharon Parsons

Millions of families severely underestimate the true price of care. Six in ten over-45s think the average cost of funding a care-home place themselves is less than £60,000; the actual figure is £66,50

Keep your brain strong and build your cognitive reserve with top advice from Dr Tim Beanland, head of knowledge and learning at Alzheimer’s Society