Advice Ramadan and dementia care If you or the person with dementia you care for observes Ramadan, we have information to support you. Shree Mehta cares for her grandmother, Sharda, who has vascular dementia. Shree shares her advice for other Muslim carers. If you or the person with dementia you care for observes Ramadan, we have information to support you. Shree Mehta cares for her grandmother, Sharda, who has vascular dementia. Shree shares her advice for other Muslim carers. ... 04 March 2024
Advice Can I install CCTV at home to keep an eye on my loved one living with dementia? CCTV can be an effective form of assistive technology. However, there are ethical and legal issues around using security cameras to keep an eye on someone with dementia that must be taken into account. CCTV can be an effective form of assistive technology. However, there are ethical and legal issues around using security cameras to keep an eye on someone with dementia that must be taken into account. ... 23 February 2024
Advice Is it okay to lie to someone with dementia? A person with dementia might ask questions that are difficult to answer truthfully without causing distress. Read our advice on why the person might be asking these questions and how to respond in situations where it might be better to lie or to not tell the whole truth. A person with dementia might ask questions that are difficult to answer truthfully without causing distress. Read our advice on why the person might be asking these questions and how to respond in situations where it might be better to lie or to not tell the whole truth. ... 02 February 2024
Advice Tips about staying safe and secure at home after a dementia diagnosis Home safety advice from Dementia together magazine readers, Dementia Voice partners and Dementia Support Forum members. Home safety advice from Dementia together magazine readers, Dementia Voice partners and Dementia Support Forum members. ... 31 January 2024 4comments.
Advice The power of adding your name to help make dementia a priority The very real difference that adding your name to Alzheimer’s Society campaigns can make. The very real difference that adding your name to Alzheimer’s Society campaigns can make. ... 31 January 2024 0comments.
Advice Supporting a person with dementia who misses their job What can you do to help if a person with dementia misses doing the job they used to do? What can you do to help if a person with dementia misses doing the job they used to do? ... 31 January 2024 0comments.
Advice Supporting a person with dementia who lives far away and refuses help Readers share advice for someone struggling to support a person with dementia who lives far away and refuses their help. Readers share advice for someone struggling to support a person with dementia who lives far away and refuses their help. ... 31 January 2024 7comments.
Advice Is it typical for people with dementia to sleep a lot during the day? People with dementia, especially those in the later stages, can often spend a lot of time sleeping. This can sometimes be worrying for carers, friends and family. Find out why a person with dementia might sleep more than an average person of their age. People with dementia, especially those in the later stages, can often spend a lot of time sleeping. This can sometimes be worrying for carers, friends and family. Find out why a person with dementia might sleep more than an average person of their age. ... 29 January 2024
Advice ‘I want to go home’ - What to say to someone with dementia in care Here are some ways family members and primary carers can approach the difficult question, 'What do I say to someone with dementia in residential care who wants to go home?' Here are some ways family members and primary carers can approach the difficult question, 'What do I say to someone with dementia in residential care who wants to go home?' ... 22 January 2024
Advice What not to say to somebody with dementia Words can be helpful and uplifting, but also hurtful and frustrating depending on the situation. Here, we look at some words and questions to try to avoid when talking to a person with dementia. Words can be helpful and uplifting, but also hurtful and frustrating depending on the situation. Here, we look at some words and questions to try to avoid when talking to a person with dementia. ... 17 January 2024
Advice 5 New Year’s resolutions to help reduce your risk of dementia Here are five things you can do to help lower your chances of developing dementia, with illustrations by multi-award winning cartoonist, the late Tony Husband. Here are five things you can do to help lower your chances of developing dementia, with illustrations by multi-award winning cartoonist, the late Tony Husband. ... 08 January 2024
Advice How to support a person with dementia at Christmas Christmas means many things to many people—from food, family and festivities, to religious observance and quiet reflection. But for people affected by dementia it can be more difficult. Here are 8 ways you can support people with dementia at Christmas. Christmas means many things to many people—from food, family and festivities, to religious observance and quiet reflection. But for people affected by dementia it can be more difficult. Here are 8 ways you can support people with dementia at Christmas. ... 04 December 2023