When people have issues with language
People can have problems with language, either understanding words or saying words, but sometimes it does not mean that they don’t understand more about what is going on than their lack of [...]
People can have problems with language, either understanding words or saying words, but sometimes it does not mean that they don’t understand more about what is going on than their lack of [...]
There was a study done that indicates that there may be a link to loneliness and the increased incidence of developing dementia. They have described the link as “tentative”. However they have [...]
Becoming a primary family carer is a job that no-one applied for and no-one wants, but sometimes it is forced upon by circumstance and they have little or no choice. There will [...]
The rules and guidance for NHS Continuing Care (CHC) funding are complex, but the funding can be very valuable, as the funding covers the whole of the assessed needs of the person, [...]
Dementia can have many symptoms, confusion and memory loss are the most common, but there can be others and paranoia is one of them and can be very challenging to care for [...]
Death is a horrible subject to discuss, as is covid, so together they make a double whammy of difficult conversations. But difficult conversations are often also necessary ones and can be very [...]
We are all fed up! We’ve been confused and trying to adjust to new rules and restrictions on our lives for the last 20 months. We want things to go back to [...]
Christmas is both a wonderful time of the year and also a difficult one and for some a lonely and terrible one. Christmas is meant to be a time for family, friends, [...]
Unusual signs of dementia The normal signs that a person has dementia is around confusion and memory loss. So a person may be confused about the order that things happen in [...]
When is the right time for someone to go into care? The question seems sooo simple, but the answer is very complicated. The simple answer is…. It all depends! It depends on [...]