Read our posts about Dementia

23May

Dementia Awareness Week 2015: Trust in Your Local Library

Debbie Hicks

care, dementia, elderly, family, love, society

Mind

Debbie Hicks, director of The Reading Agency, explains how their scheme Reading Well Books on Prescription supports people with dementia, their carers and family members.
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21May

Dementia Awareness Week 2015: Treasuring Memories

Wendy Varley

care, dementia, elderly, family, love, self

Soul

In our second post for Dementia Awareness Week 2015, Wendy Varley reflects on the importance of documenting and treasuring our unique memories.
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18May

Dementia Awareness Week 2015: How to Prevent Dementia

June Andrews

care, dementia, elderly, self, wellbeing

Mind

It's Dementia Awareness Week: to show our support, June Andrews, author of Dementia: The One Stop Guide, posts on how to best prevent the symptoms of dementia
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09Apr

Why My Mum's Dementia Affects Us All

Leanne Brookes

care, dementia, family

Mind

Young singer-songwriter and mental health blogger Leanne Brookes on the distress and difficulty of having a mother with early on-set Alzheimer's disease.
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12Mar

Caring for Someone with Dementia

June Andrews

dementia, elderly, family, home, love

Mind

Having dementia is very worrying. The stress leads to upsetting behaviour, and that is the sort of thing that people find hard to deal with at home. All of them will be solved more easily if there is a relaxed atmosphere at home. If someone is shouting, repeating themselves, refusing to eat, staying cool and tranquil would be a miracle.  So the secret is to put as much in place as possible to keep a stress-free background environment. This means avoiding over-stimulation - and everyone has different things that they find stimulating, so you have to decide for...
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21May

Old Faces, Younger Lives: How to See Beyond Dementia

Giovanna Forte

care, dementia, elderly, family

Relationships

Imagine yourself in hospital, aged and unable to articulate what you need and when. Think of the dejection, loneliness, and knowledge that your wellbeing lies in the hands of someone who sees you only as a blank and wrinkled canvas, who sees you only in the context of your dementia. I have, and I find it frightening. Dementia visits the elderly with a cloak of confusion and uncertainty, its prey usually unaware of its early presence, manifested by occasional illogical behaviour. A friend witnessed her 75 year-old mother trying to pay for groceries with cigarettes,...
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