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Advice Planning respite care for a relative or friend who has dementia Talking Point members’ advice for someone worried about arranging replacement (respite) care for a person with dementia. Talking Point members’ advice for someone worried about arranging replacement (respite) care for a person with dementia. ... 29 July 2022
News Tag: News. Three in five people affected by dementia struggled with too little support over last year As one in five family carers report that they had to admit their loved one with dementia to A&E due to lack of support, Alzheimer’s Society calls for dementia support workers in every area. Read more
Info Page Tag: Info Page. Left to Cope Alone: The unmet support needs after a dementia diagnosis Alzheimer’s Society’s latest report presents new research into the post-diagnostic support needs of people affected by dementia. Read more
Real stories What it’s like to care for someone in the later stage of dementia Phyllis wants to help prepare others by sharing her experience of what it’s like to care for someone in the later stage of dementia. Phyllis wants to help prepare others by sharing her experience of what it’s like to care for someone in the later stage of dementia. ... 01 June 2022
Information Book group: communication and dementia We read two books that aim to help maintain good communication as a person’s dementia progresses. We read two books that aim to help maintain good communication as a person’s dementia progresses. ... 01 June 2022
Information Supporting a person with dementia who’s experiencing vision and perception problems Ways to approach helping a person with dementia who is mistaking what they’re seeing for something else. Ways to approach helping a person with dementia who is mistaking what they’re seeing for something else. ... 01 June 2022
Advice Dealing with false accusations made by a person with dementia Talking Point members’ advice about being falsely accused of something by a relative or friend who has dementia. Talking Point members’ advice about being falsely accused of something by a relative or friend who has dementia. ... 01 June 2022
Real stories Facing tough decisions about a person’s care as their dementia progresses Nova is under great strain as her family strives to support her mum as they prepare for the next stage of her care. Nova is under great strain as her family strives to support her mum as they prepare for the next stage of her care. ... 31 March 2022
Advice Advice for dealing with how much it feels like dementia has changed a person Talking Point members’ and readers’ advice for someone whose relative or friend with dementia seems ‘like a different person’. Talking Point members’ and readers’ advice for someone whose relative or friend with dementia seems ‘like a different person’. ... 31 March 2022
Research Supporting carers of people with both dementia and cancer Dr Mollie Price, a researcher at Leeds Beckett University is working with Alzheimer’s Society to support carers of people living with dementia and cancer. Here she tells us why she’s taken on this vital and unexplored area of research and how you can get involved. Dr Mollie Price, a researcher at Leeds Beckett University is working with Alzheimer’s Society to support carers of people living with dementia and cancer. Here she tells us why she’s taken on this vital and unexplored area of research and how you can get involved. ... 03 February 2022
Real stories Learning that you don’t need to deal with everything on your own when caring for someone with dementia It took Jay Owen time to realise others were there to help with his nan’s care, and now he encourages other carers to reach out. It took Jay Owen time to realise others were there to help with his nan’s care, and now he encourages other carers to reach out. ... 31 January 2022
Information Book group: An Extra Pair of Hands, by Kate Mosse We read a memoir by a best-selling novelist who found herself a carer three times in middle age. We read a memoir by a best-selling novelist who found herself a carer three times in middle age. ... 31 January 2022
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