Welcome to Carenza Care

carenzacare.co.uk is a web resource developed to inform, educate and be used as a support resource for Alcohol Related Cognitive Impairement / Dementia, including Wernicke - Korsakoff's Syndrome (KS / WKS).
This web site outlines the symptoms and details of the conditions, as well as offering advice on possible treatment and support that is available, enabling those affected to gain control of their lives and give them the opportunity of having a good quality of life.

New 7 bedded rehabilitation unit to open January 2008 - Click Here for more information

Korsakoffs Training Dates and Places Available

Our training on Wernickes Korsakoffs Syndrome and how Alcohol Causes Brain Damage has spaces left for September and October in Rhyl, North Wales. Click here for more information.

Training days available in North Wales at £45 per person.
For more information contact 01745 354554

Carenza Care has developed expertise in all areas of training, developing and helping with the commissioning of services for the client group, and provides assessments, care plans & packages, and appropriate placement in rehabilitation at residential care establishments throughout England and Wales.

Future Unit Development

Carenza Care has developed expertise in all areas of training, developing and helping with the commissioning of services for the client group, and provides assessments, care plans & packages, and appropriate placement in rehabilitation at residential care establishments throughout England and Wales.

About ARBD [ more ]

• Too much alcohol, especially if associated with a diet deficient in Thiamin (B1).
• Can lead to irreversible brain Damage. The question of irreversible is still being challenged amongst health professionals.
• This dementia is preventable; if people don't drink to excess they don't get it.
• The most vulnerable parts of the brain are used for memory, planning, organising, judgment and social skills.
• If drinking stops there is a chance of some improvement.
• Taking thiamin appears to help prevent the condition worsening and some improvement to the condition

About Korsakoff Syndrome [ more ]

• Memory loss - particularly for events arising after the onset of the condition.
• Difficulty acquiring new information or learning new skills.
• Lack of insight into condition. Even with great gaps in their memory, they may still believe their memory is functioning normally.
• Inventing events to fill in the gaps, most common in the early stages (known as confabulation).
• Some very quiet, whilst others are talkative and repetitive.

Please click on the more links for more details on the conditions. Feel free to browse this site using the navigation at the top and bottom of the page to access more information on services, training, case studies etc.