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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. ... 15 March 2019 53comments.
Real stories How to manage being a carer and working full-time Mark Hatzer knows first-hand how difficult it can be having a job alongside caring for someone with dementia. Here Mark shares his tips on knowing your legal rights within the workplace. Mark Hatzer knows first-hand how difficult it can be having a job alongside caring for someone with dementia. Here Mark shares his tips on knowing your legal rights within the workplace. ... 06 March 2019 24comments.
Advice Tag: Advice. I'm caring for someone with dementia Caring for a person with dementia can be both a rewarding and challenging experience. We have resources that can help, including real stories and a free, practical guide for carers. Read more
Real stories Time to talk: ‘Be open and tell them’ Having received strong family support after his wife developed dementia, Pratap Sanghrajka advises others to be open about their needs. Having received strong family support after his wife developed dementia, Pratap Sanghrajka advises others to be open about their needs. ... 31 January 2019 5comments.
Advice Your answers: After the move Talking Point members share advice about adjusting after a person with dementia moves into a care home. Talking Point members share advice about adjusting after a person with dementia moves into a care home. ... 31 January 2019
Information Tag: Information. Caring for a person with dementia: A practical guide Are you supporting someone living with dementia? Get your copy of the latest version of our guide for carers. Read more
News Tag: News. BBC drama, ‘Care’, tackles social care crisis Alzheimer’s Society has warned that the story at the heart of a new BBC1 drama, Care, is too often the reality for countless people at the mercy of a broken social care system Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Choosing a care home for a person with dementia Our booklet will help if you're caring for or supporting someone with dementia and are looking to choose the right care home. This free resource also has tips for moving into a care home. Read more
Research The Fidget Widget Toolkit A project, funded by Alzheimer's Society, has developed a set of tools designed to provide meaningful activity for people with advanced dementia while also involving carers. A project, funded by Alzheimer's Society, has developed a set of tools designed to provide meaningful activity for people with advanced dementia while also involving carers. ... 27 November 2018 2comments.
Advice Tag: Advice. Expressing identity or orientation for LGBTQ+ people with dementia Advice and practical tips for enabling an LGBT+ person with dementia to express their identity or orientation. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Replacement (respite) care - useful organisations Find the details of organisations that can give you more information and guidance on Replacement Care. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Adapting to replacement care When carers and people with dementia access replacement care they may experience difficulties. Find out how you can adjust. Read more
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