Advice Guilt and dementia: How to manage guilty feelings as a carer Feelings of guilt can be difficult to deal with as a carer of somebody living with dementia. Read our advice to help identify and manage guilty feelings. Feelings of guilt can be difficult to deal with as a carer of somebody living with dementia. Read our advice to help identify and manage guilty feelings. ... 25 May 2023
Advice The ‘perfect carer’: Is it even a thing? Some people can feel guilty when trying to act as the ‘perfect carer’ for somebody living with dementia. But is perfection even possible? Read advice from members of our online community. Some people can feel guilty when trying to act as the ‘perfect carer’ for somebody living with dementia. But is perfection even possible? Read advice from members of our online community. ... 30 July 2021
Real stories Worries about a care home reunion as coronavirus restrictions ease Your first reunion at the care home with a person with dementia as restrictions ease may well be emotional. The person’s condition might have got worse during the pandemic, and they may struggle to remember you. Annamaria shares how she felt ahead of her reunion with her mother, Liliana, who lives in a care home. Your first reunion at the care home with a person with dementia as restrictions ease may well be emotional. The person’s condition might have got worse during the pandemic, and they may struggle to remember you. Annamaria shares how she felt ahead of her reunion with her mother, Liliana, who lives in a care home. ... 13 April 2021 0comments.
Real stories Alice’s story: ‘Grandad greeted me as the lady that came to clean for him’ Visiting someone with dementia in a care home can be a daunting experience. For Alice, it was important to go and see her grandad, Ronald, despite knowing how hard it would be for her. Visiting someone with dementia in a care home can be a daunting experience. For Alice, it was important to go and see her grandad, Ronald, despite knowing how hard it would be for her. ... 27 August 2019 4comments.
Real stories Common emotions experienced by people affected by dementia By taking each letter of the word 'dementia', Roger describes some raw and honest emotions that have affected him and his wife, Thelly, after her Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2014. By taking each letter of the word 'dementia', Roger describes some raw and honest emotions that have affected him and his wife, Thelly, after her Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2014. ... 13 March 2019 37comments.
Information Tag: Information. Who makes the decision to move a person with dementia into a care home? Deciding whether a care home is the right option for a person with dementia can be difficult. Some people with dementia will be able to make the decision themselves. Most often, the decision will need to be made for them. Read more
Real stories Understanding my emotions after dad's mixed dementia diagnosis: Lucy's story After her dad received a diagnosis of mixed dementia, Lucy Parkes has felt a confusing range of emotions. Read how she’s learning to accept their ever-changing relationship. After her dad received a diagnosis of mixed dementia, Lucy Parkes has felt a confusing range of emotions. Read how she’s learning to accept their ever-changing relationship. ... 24 October 2018 24comments.
Real stories Doing Memory Walk with my children to talk about their grandma with dementia Jane shares her experience of finding the right care for her mother, Beryl, and encourages people to take part in Memory Walk to help raise awareness. Jane shares her experience of finding the right care for her mother, Beryl, and encourages people to take part in Memory Walk to help raise awareness. ... 21 August 2018
Advice Tag: Advice. Caring as dementia progresses Find out more about the challenges you might face as the person's dementia progresses, and read advice on how to cope. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Your health and wellbeing as a carer for a person with dementia We look at some common feelings that carers of people living with dementia may have and suggest ways you can try to cope with challenges and improve your own health and wellbeing. Read more
Information Tag: Information. Dealing with feelings of guilt with the support of others who care for a person with dementia From the June/July 2016 issue of our magazine, no matter what choices carers make as dementia progresses, they often have to deal with feelings of guilt and regret. Read more
Real stories Guilt is everywhere for carers of people with dementia Pat Sikes is an Alzheimer's Society researcher whose husband lives with dementia. She explains the power of speaking out instead of stewing in guilt. Pat Sikes is an Alzheimer's Society researcher whose husband lives with dementia. She explains the power of speaking out instead of stewing in guilt. ... 16 November 2017
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