Race Against Dementia Day 2026 highlights an urgent global challenge with direct implications for regulated organisations: dementia is not only a health issue, but a workforce, safeguarding, and governance reality. Founded by Sir Jackie Stewart, Race Against Dementia accelerates scientific research by applying high-performance thinking to the search for prevention and cure. For sectors such as health and social care, education, transport, and employment, the campaign is a powerful reminder that earlier diagnosis, dementia-aware systems, and trained workforces are essential to safety, quality, and compliance. In this blog, Anna Nova Galeon explores how organisations can respond to the growing impact of dementia by embedding awareness into policies, training, and risk management, turning compassion into structured, inspection-ready action through ComplyPlus™.

On 21 September 2025, the world marks World Alzheimer’s Day, a key moment within World Alzheimer’s Month dedicated to raising awareness, challenging stigma, and improving understanding of dementia. This year’s theme, “Ask About Dementia. Ask About Alzheimer’s.”, calls on individuals and organisations alike to break the silence, ask the right questions, and drive earlier diagnosis, better care, and stronger systems of support. For highly regulated sectors such as health and social care, education, finance, and public services, the message is especially powerful: asking questions is central to safeguarding, governance, and compliance. In this blog, Anna Nova Galeon explores why dementia awareness matters, how stigma and knowledge gaps create risk, and what practical steps organisations can take to embed dementia-inclusive practice into policies, training, and everyday operations through ComplyPlus™.