The shock of rapid decline
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 [...]
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 [...]
Unusual signs of dementia
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
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?
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 [...]
The New Social Care Reforms
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 [...]
I’m writing a book – Compassion with Dementia – an essential guide to living well with dementia (part 4)
I have written a book and there are lots of steps to go through before the book can finally be published and I get a box of books arrive on my doorstep! [...]
I’m writing a book – Compassion with Dementia – an essential guide to living well with dementia (part 3)
I have written a book and there are lots of steps to go through before the book can finally be published and I get a box of books arrive on my doorstep! [...]
I’m writing a book – Compassion with Dementia – an essential guide to living well with dementia (part 2)
I need a title, my working title had been “how do I talk to my mum”, but that got dropped and a new title and then subtitle emerged as clearer signposting to [...]