10 simple and stimulating dementia care therapies

10 simple and stimulating dementia care therapies

Our current reality – of Covid-19 related lockdown and social distancing – can be hard and anxiety-inducing for anyone, but carers of dementia patients face considerable additional stresses. Confined to their homes, carers must manage the experience of lockdown and a...
Of love and loss: when your partner has dementia

Of love and loss: when your partner has dementia

“He will always be my husband. It’s the disease that has taken so much away from me,” says Glynis Williams. “Richard,” she continues, “is still Richard.”   Glynis’s husband, Richard Williams – her beloved partner of thirty years – has Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD),...
How having a sense of purpose helps those with dementia

How having a sense of purpose helps those with dementia

Dementia alters the path of a person’s life irrevocably, not only are their memories taken from them, but they also suffer behavioural and psychological symptoms such as anxiety and depression. As many as 95% of people who are diagnosed with dementia experience...