10 Guidelines For Your Dementia Visit
A carer sets out 10 practical guidelines for friends and relatives visiting someone with more advanced dementia. How to make the visit a success for everyone.
A carer sets out 10 practical guidelines for friends and relatives visiting someone with more advanced dementia. How to make the visit a success for everyone.
When you’re visiting a family-member or friend with dementia, everything goes much better if you can forget a few things too.
My stories are written from the standpoint of the dementia carer. But Minna Packer gives us the authentic voice of a woman with Young Onset Alzheimer’s – she’s an outstanding writer too.
Dementia and denial. She denies. So I deny. We both get angry. Nobody wins. A story from the early days, as mild dementia takes a turn for the worse.
The world can be a dangerous place, especially for people with dementia. But could looking for dementia dangers actually help to make us all a little safer?
Community volunteering can give people with dementia meaning and purpose in their lives. But does it work for people with advanced dementia? Two experiences from us, set 3 years apart.
The number of dementia groups is increasing, but few of those diagnosed actually attend. Why – when 68% of them report that they feel socially isolated?
From our Carer Tips series: What are the early signs of dementia, and when is it time to talk to the GP? This was our experience.
Out walking with dementia and imagination – a story showing there are still good times to be shared and enjoyed for years into the illness. First published in 2015.
Anxiety can be high for the dementia carer – what can go wrong next? Here’s our story, with guidance on reducing anxiety levels.