Dementia isn’t a disease itself, but rather a range of symptoms which culminates into something like Alzheimer’s. It can be heart-breaking seeing your loved ones display common problems associated with Dementia, and early action could be essential for both short and long-term care. Here, we have taken a look at some of the key symptoms, […]
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Memory loss and language difficulties are perhaps the most common problems associated with Dementia, so communicating with loved ones affected by the condition can become hugely problematic. Despite the fact these issues are going to dictate the way they express their feelings and join conversations, people with Dementia can still remain actively involved with daily […]
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Progressive Alzheimer’s Symptoms Alzheimer’s Disease is most common in people over the age of 65, though as symptoms progress slowly, it can be difficult to recognise that there is a problem which means symptoms can start to develop before this age. Symptoms of Alzheimer’s are often attributed to getting older rather than being part of […]
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In her latest blog for us, Beth Britton writes about depression and mental health and how to support a person who is depressed. Depression is one of the most common mental health conditions in the UK and worldwide. Indeed, depression was second only to high blood pressure in data looking at common health conditions […]
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The ways in which changes to a person’s five basic senses – sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch – impact upon their dementia is something that our live-in carers see on a daily basis. Many people we support are living with some degree of sight and hearing loss, smells may have become distorted, taste impaired […]
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In her second blog for us, Beth Britton writes about how social interaction can help a person living with dementia… After a diagnosis of dementia, many people withdraw into themselves, sometimes because of the shock of the diagnosis, sometimes because of feelings of helplessness given that there are few treatments and no current cure, and […]
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