In the realm of neurodegenerative diseases, Lewy body dementia (LBD) stands as one of the most complex and challenging conditions. Named after the protein deposits found in the brain, known as Lewy [...]
There is now available to anyone who wants one, a sunflower lanyard, which signals that the person has a hidden disability, which could include dementia. This lanyard scheme started in 2016, it [...]
We have heard this many times, in many different ways, from many different people. Exercise is good for us. I’m not here to say anything different. It is good for everyone. However [...]
We all know that death is coming, even though most of us don’t like to think about it that much. We just don’t know when and how and so we live our [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Frontal temporal lobe dementia This is a relatively rare form of dementia, it is believed that this accounts for between 2% and 5% of all dementias have damage to the frontal [...]
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 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 [...]
The new social care reforms With the fantastic new announcement that people will not have to pay more than £86,000 for their care, what does it all really mean? There has been [...]