A carer in one of our homes, now retired, tells about the time she was sitting with two elderly ladies in one of our homes,
A word we hear often today is that someone is ‘broken’. They’ve experienced a catastrophe, perhaps a betrayal, a bereavement, or something else that has left them heartbroken, feeling shattered and worthless.
Negative emotions have detrimental physical affects, especially if you are caring for a loved one with dementia
As his wife holds him in his fights with dementia’s night terrors, Norm’s biggest fear is that he will injure and hurt her. He writes this post so that other caregivers like her will know that it’s the illness, and not the person, and that they are not alone.
Israeli scientists say that the BCG vaccine used to treat bladder cancer, may prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
How guarding your heart, physically and emotionally, can help prevent dementia
Did you see ITV West’s news clip of Dr Jennifer Bute? When I saw it I thought, not for the first time, how easy it would be to assume that she doesn’t really have dementia.
Yesterday, Dr Jennifer Bute and I were interviewed for a Podcast that’s broadcast from America. (I’ll post the broadcast date when I have it.)This is a Podcast with a difference. It’s based on how stories influence the way people understand various issues in life – in this case, dementia. For instance, do we communicate well with people with dementia, by telling them a story? (It depends on the person and the stage of their dementia.) But we communicate with their care givers and families with stories very well – particularly true stories.
There are now an estimated 8.8 million adult carers in the UK, up from 6.3 million estimated in the 2011 census. That’s a huge increase in numbers. And they are seven times more likely to be lonely compared with the general public, new figures suggest.
Worship helps us to hold ourselves together. In one of his devotional books, Selwyn Hughes, one of Wales’ best-loved preachers, pointed out that in worship we find unity, not just with God but within ourselves.
‘Is it true that doing puzzles or crosswords won’t prevent metal decline’, asked James, talking to me earlier this week on Transworld Radio. (A good,
There’s a story in the news today about a man whose who suffered life changing depression after being misdiagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. It wasn’t an
If you were visiting your mother with dementia in her care home, how would you feel if you found her having an animated conversation with
‘There is so much good in this world, and it starts with simple acts of kindness,’ writes Julie, who moved in with her father when
A newspaper picture recently caught my eye as one of the ladies in it is the dead spit of former Coronation Street character Ena Sharples
‘Treat everyone with kindness, dignity, compassion and respect whether you think they understand or not: never underestimate the power of the mind, the importance of
This morning on Radio Four, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks commented on a study showing that just one hour a week of social interaction helps people with
Music is a powerful, but underused tool for people with dementia, says an article in today’s Care Home News. The article mentions a Commission on Dementia
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