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Information Something to contribute: Feeling excluded from care decisions made on behalf of someone with dementia If you’re involved in the life of a person with dementia, you may have a valuable contribution to make if ‘best interests’ decisions are being made about their care. If you’re involved in the life of a person with dementia, you may have a valuable contribution to make if ‘best interests’ decisions are being made about their care. ... 01 April 2020
Info Page Tag: Info Page. Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 The Mental Capacity Act 2005 allows for a different set of processes to be used to remove a person's freedoms when someone does not have mental capacity to consent to that removal. These processes are called the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). Read more
Info Page Tag: Info Page. The key roles in the Mental Health Act Under the Mental Health Act, a person with dementia’s ‘nearest relative’ may have powers related to their treatment. Read more
Information Selling a home to pay for care: Is it always necessary? Some people have to sell their home to help pay for their care, but there are many situations where people do not have to do this. Some people have to sell their home to help pay for their care, but there are many situations where people do not have to do this. ... 31 January 2020
Real stories Selling a loved one's home to pay for dementia care Suzanne knew that selling her mum’s house to pay care home fees was always going to be sad. But going through her parents’ belongings brought back the strong bond she’d had with them both before dementia came along. Suzanne knew that selling her mum’s house to pay care home fees was always going to be sad. But going through her parents’ belongings brought back the strong bond she’d had with them both before dementia came along. ... 20 January 2020
Information Evicted from a care home: What to do if a person with dementia is asked to leave The things you need to consider when a care home asks a resident who has dementia to find somewhere else to live. The things you need to consider when a care home asks a resident who has dementia to find somewhere else to live. ... 28 November 2019
Info Page Tag: Info Page. Safeguarding and dementia Learn about Safeguarding, how to keep yourself and others safe, and who to contact if you are concerned about someone who may be at risk. Read more
Advice Your answers: Managing money Readers and members of our online community, Dementia Talking Point, share advice about helping someone with dementia manage their finances. Readers and members of our online community, Dementia Talking Point, share advice about helping someone with dementia manage their finances. ... 30 September 2019
Information Asked to leave your job: Your rights after a dementia diagnosis Dementia is legally recognised as a disability in the UK, giving specific rights under equalities law. Read our advice for a reader asked to leave their job after a diagnosis. Dementia is legally recognised as a disability in the UK, giving specific rights under equalities law. Read our advice for a reader asked to leave their job after a diagnosis. ... 31 July 2019
Info Page Tag: Info Page. Remuneration and reward for people affected by dementia What to consider when you are thinking about paying or remunerating people with dementia, when you are gathering their feedback and measuring their experiences. Read more
Real stories How to manage being a carer and working full-time Mark Hatzer knows first-hand how difficult it can be having a job alongside caring for someone with dementia. Here Mark shares his tips on knowing your legal rights within the workplace. Mark Hatzer knows first-hand how difficult it can be having a job alongside caring for someone with dementia. Here Mark shares his tips on knowing your legal rights within the workplace. ... 06 March 2019
Info Page Tag: Info Page. The difference your gift could make Dementia is responsible for more deaths in the UK than any other condition and somebody develops dementia every three minutes. At this moment, there are over 900,000 people in the UK living with dementia, with this number set to increase significantly in the near future. Read more
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