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Advice Q&A: How can you look after yourself as a carer of someone with dementia? Caring for someone with dementia can be challenging, and it can be difficult to find time to look after yourself. In this article you can read advice given to others going through the same situation. Caring for someone with dementia can be challenging, and it can be difficult to find time to look after yourself. In this article you can read advice given to others going through the same situation. ... 07 January 2025 55comments.
Advice 7 ways to support a person with dementia in cold weather If you’re supporting somebody living with dementia, here are 7 ways to help make sure they’re safe and comfortable during the colder, winter months. If you’re supporting somebody living with dementia, here are 7 ways to help make sure they’re safe and comfortable during the colder, winter months. ... 01 November 2024
Information Book group: Travellers to Unimaginable Lands We read a book about the psychology of caregiving and the mysterious world of the human mind. We read a book about the psychology of caregiving and the mysterious world of the human mind. ... 30 September 2024 0comments.
Real stories Volunteering for the Dementia Support Forum gives me a useful role SeaSwallow, a Dementia Support Forum volunteer, shares how she got involved and why it’s such a valuable place. SeaSwallow, a Dementia Support Forum volunteer, shares how she got involved and why it’s such a valuable place. ... 30 September 2024 1comment.
Advice Can you challenge a care home if they issue a notice to leave? What your rights are in challenging a notice to leave and what to do before deciding whether you want to fight it. What your rights are in challenging a notice to leave and what to do before deciding whether you want to fight it. ... 01 August 2024 1comment.
Real stories Looking after your wellbeing while finding the right care for a person with dementia Glenys Smith, near Bristol, shares the challenges of caring for her husband Ralph who recently moved to a care home. She also shares wellbeing advice for other carers. Glenys Smith, near Bristol, shares the challenges of caring for her husband Ralph who recently moved to a care home. She also shares wellbeing advice for other carers. ... 31 May 2024 14comments.
Advice Should I reduce or stop work in order to care for a person with dementia? What should you think about when deciding whether to reduce hours or stop working in order to support a relative or friend who has dementia? What should you think about when deciding whether to reduce hours or stop working in order to support a relative or friend who has dementia? ... 31 May 2024 1comment.
Information Book group: The Alzheimer’s Diaries We read an account by a journalist of her late husband’s Alzheimer’s, originally published as a blog. We read an account by a journalist of her late husband’s Alzheimer’s, originally published as a blog. ... 31 May 2024 0comments.
Real stories Talking to others and going to groups helps me to support my husband who has Alzheimer’s disease Daisy Timms shares how speaking openly and keeping in touch with people helps her to support her husband Roy, who has Alzheimer’s disease. Daisy Timms shares how speaking openly and keeping in touch with people helps her to support her husband Roy, who has Alzheimer’s disease. ... 28 March 2024 0comments.
Real stories Carers whose partners have dementia need more understanding Cordelia Galgut wants people to stop minimising carers’ experiences, especially when their partner lives in residential care. Cordelia Galgut wants people to stop minimising carers’ experiences, especially when their partner lives in residential care. ... 28 March 2024 3comments.
Advice What rights at work do I have as a carer? What support could you get from your employer to balance work with caring responsibilities? What support could you get from your employer to balance work with caring responsibilities? ... 28 March 2024 0comments.
Advice Coping with challenging personality changes as a person’s dementia progresses Readers share advice for someone supporting a relative or friend with dementia whose personality changes are difficult to deal with. Readers share advice for someone supporting a relative or friend with dementia whose personality changes are difficult to deal with. ... 28 March 2024 0comments.
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