Dementia – Navigating the Change of Memories
So what does it feel like to have dementia? Firstly, what is it, a condition that might make you think of forgotten keys and misplaced glasses, but it's so much more than [...]
Understanding Why Showers are Challenging for People with Dementia
It seems like such a simple thing, to have a shower, but...... Dementia is a complex and progressive neurological condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Among the numerous challenges faced by [...]
Understanding Dementia: Unravelling the Complexity of Memory Loss
In an aging world, the prevalence of dementia continues to rise, making it one of the most pressing global health concerns. Dementia is not a specific disease but an umbrella term for [...]
The Lanyard Scheme
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 [...]
Things we are hard wired for
As humans, we have been going for tens of thousands of years and some things are therefore intrinsically human and resonate with us all in different ways. The oldest paintings that have [...]
DNR – What does it mean?
DNR stands for “do not resuscitate”, which is an end of life decision, but is limited to CPR, which are chest compression and having the heart re-started. This is not the only [...]
The ethics of research
When there is university academic research, there has to be an ethics consideration and some of the experiments that were done in the past are no longer possible, because of the ethics [...]
The importance of the living environment for people living with dementia
The space that we live in is important to us all and can have a big impact on the wellbeing of people affected by dementia. There are two key issues to the [...]
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 [...]
Alcohol and dementia
Lots of people drink alcohol, sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. And as this is common with lots of people, it will be common for people living with dementia. Some of them [...]