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The Care Combine

Month: July 2018

Dementia-Friendly House - BRE Innovation Park

A Dementia-Friendly House – And Life

July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 by Alan Miles

Could dementia-friendly housing help people with the illness to live at home for longer? Perhaps. But housing alone isn’t enough …

Categories opinion Tags care-home, dementia, dementia-friendly, The Bine
Dementia and pets - 3

Dementia And Pets

July 30, 2018July 29, 2018 by Alan Miles

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?

Categories The Bine Tags activities, dementia, The Bine, volunteering
Lena - diagnosed with dementia - and her carer, Alan

A Dementia Carer’s Plea: Let’s Work Together

July 28, 2018July 26, 2018 by Alan Miles

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.

Categories stories Tags Alzheimers, dementia, wellbeing
St George's Day - maypole dance

Being Normal

October 24, 2021July 24, 2018 by Alan Miles

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

Categories stories Tags Alzheimers, dementia, wellbeing
A parent with dementia: removing the stress

Won’t Someone Open This Door?

July 28, 2018July 13, 2018 by Alan Miles

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.

Categories The Bine Tags care, care-home, dementia, parent with dementia, stress, The Bine

Funding Social Care. What’s The Big Idea?

October 28, 2018July 12, 2018 by Alan Miles

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?

Categories opinion Tags care, dementia, funding, social care, The Bine, UK politics
Inappropriate behaviour - or not

Inappropriate Behaviour

December 3, 2018July 11, 2018 by Alan Miles

We’re told that people with dementia can have socially inappropriate behaviour at times. The question is, what’s appropriate – and who decides?

Categories stories Tags Alzheimers, behaviour issues, dementia
A dirty sock

The Dirty Sock & Meaningful Dementia Activities

August 5, 2018July 10, 2018 by Alan Miles

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.

Categories The Bine Tags care, dementia, projects, The Bine

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