Christmas is a time to gather with family and friends and to enjoy wonderful meals together – something we all look forward to – including older people and people living with dementia. To ensure no one misses out on the food pleasures of Christmas, we’ve...
This is probably a question you may have asked yourself many times if your loved one has been diagnosed with dementia or is progressing with the illness. There are a few options available to you for caring for your loved one, such as home care with yourself as the...
When caring for your loved one with dementia it can be a traumatic experience when they start becoming incontinent. It is distressing both for the person with dementia as well as the person who is caring for them. Incontinence is defined as the involuntary leaking of...
Taking care of a loved one living with dementia is a tremendous responsibility, and often one without respite. Which is why it is so important to make use of the support systems and programmes out there that allow for a much needed break. The festive season can be a...
Have you ever wondered why your loved one with dementia can remember something that happened to them decades ago in great detail but forgets what you said just moments ago? This is the difference between long term and short term memory loss and it is often seen in...
It can be very challenging for a person with dementia to communicate their feelings, and as the illness progresses it becomes more and more difficult. Their frustration often builds without a way to express themselves, which is why so many care facilities are looking...
