A Dementia-Friendly House – And Life
Could dementia-friendly housing help people with the illness to live at home for longer? Perhaps. But housing alone isn’t enough …
Month: July 2018
Dementia And Pets
Pets can give people with dementia a lot of joy – but may give hard-pressed carers extra work. So what about taking on short-term assignments?
A Dementia Carer’s Plea: Let’s Work Together
Being a dementia carer can be exhausting, dispiriting work, as we fight our battles alone. But if we supported one another, life could be very different.
Being Normal
When you’re living with dementia, it doesn’t help when people and circumstances keep reminding you of it. It’s better when you can just forget all about it
Won’t Someone Open This Door?
It’s not just the person diagnosed who’s affected by dementia. If you have a parent with dementia, there can be enormous emotional stress too. Here’s how we plan to help.
Funding Social Care. What’s The Big Idea?
Politicians are vying to outbid one another on their funding plans for health and social care. But is it money the system lacks, or imagination?
Inappropriate Behaviour
We’re told that people with dementia can have socially inappropriate behaviour at times. The question is, what’s appropriate – and who decides?
The Dirty Sock & Meaningful Dementia Activities
For people with dementia, loss of meaning and purpose is maybe even more important than loss of memory. But here’s how we can make them feel useful again.