Caring from a Distance
Looking after someone from a distance can be challenging, as you cannot visit regularly, and it is harder to respond...
Sundowning
Dementia is a progressive condition with changes over time. If you notice sudden changes in a person’s cognition or sudden...
Confusion
Dementia is a progressive condition with changes over time. If you notice sudden changes in a person’s cognition or sudden...
Managing Challenging Behaviours
As someone’s ability to remember, reason and speak diminish they have to express themselves in a different way. This new...
Sleep Issues
Problems with sleep can be a common issue for people who live with a dementia diagnosis. Sleep disturbances can be...
Shadowing
Not everyone who has a dementia diagnosis experiences shadowing. Some of the following tips may work for you and the...
Memory Prompts
We will be looking at ways to use memory prompts to support a person with dementia to be as independent...
Home Safety
During the time we have all spent at home during COVID-19, you will have observed how the person you are...