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 [...]
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 [...]
Identity and dementia
Identity and dementia People with dementia and an identity both before and after they develop the condition. They might have been a parent, a spouse, an employee, a business owner, a [...]
Meaningful activity and dementia
Meaningful activity and dementia There are various activities that take place to support people living with dementia, provide them with stimulation and give some often well needed respite to their carers [...]
Carer stress during COVID-19
Carer stress during COVID-19 The Alzheimer’s Society helpline has had a 600% increase in calls since the beginning of the lockdown. Most people with a dementia will be at risk from [...]
Sensory deprivation and dementia
Sensory deprivation and dementia Sensory deprivation is people living usually without sight or hearing or with significant limitations to it. However, it could also include taste, smell or feeling. Those without the [...]
Rights and responsibilities for people with dementia
Rights and responsibilities for people with dementia The key thing to remember with people with dementia, is that they are still people, they are not just their diagnosis. As a person, [...]
The diagnosis of dementia
The diagnosis of dementia When people first get a diagnosis of dementia, they will have sought advice and help because the progression of the condition is causing them some difficulty and [...]
Caring for the carer
Caring for the carer Self-care by a carer is not selfish, it is essential. And caring for and about a carer is compassionate. Many people with long term conditions have carers, [...]
Dealing with hospital discharge
Dealing with hospital discharge I was recently asked to be involved in the discharge of a person from hospital, as the discharge team and social worker thought that it was time [...]