Agoraphobia as a result of lockdown
I recently met with an elderly couple who had been active in their community until lockdown. Whilst they recognised that they were both elderly and had some frailties and one of them [...]
The judgement of others
We just don’t need it! When someone looks at us and in our head we think “I know what you are thinking……”. We might, but we might not, it might just be [...]
Faith and dementia
It can be argued that all people who are looking after someone have some kind of faith, faith that things might turn out OK that day, faith in their own ability to [...]
Working with dementia
There are some great schemes for people to continue to work or contribute for as long as they can and this has been shown to slow down any progression of the disease. [...]
Asking for help
This seems like such a simple thing to do, but we don’t! I hear lots of stories about how people struggle on in supporting a person with dementia for lots of reasons, [...]
Death, Dying, Compassion, information and the 3 questions
Eventually death will come for each of us, its inevitability is well understood! Death and dying are often very difficult subjects for people to talk about, there is a deep sense of [...]
Paranoia – a symptom of dementia
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 [...]
Lockdown, weariness, locking and unlocking
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 [...]
When is the right time for someone to go into care?
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 [...]
The early signs of dementia
The simple early signs of dementia tend to be around memory and confusion or lack of understanding. These are the classic and common signs and tend to be seen in later onset [...]