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Advice Tag: Advice. Person-centred care Person-centred care involves tailoring a person's care to their interests, abilities, history and personality. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Changes of behaviour in the later stages of dementia People in the later stages of dementia may behave out of character. These behaviours can be difficult to understand and often have different causes. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. What treatment and support is there for frontotemporal dementia? There is currently no cure for frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and the progression of the disease cannot be slowed. However there are many ways to help a person with FTD live well. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Changes in behaviour - useful organisations Find out about useful organisations to help you support a person with dementia with changes in behaviour. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Loss of inhibitions and dementia Sometimes a person with dementia can lose their inhibitions and may behave in ways that others find embarrassing. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Trailing, following, checking and dementia A person with dementia may follow someone around, check that they are nearby, or keep calling out or asking for them. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Dementia and hiding, hoarding or losing things Find out why a person may hide, hoard or lose things, as well as how you can help. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Sundowning and dementia Sometimes a person with dementia will behave in ways that are difficult to understand in the late afternoon or early evening. This is known as 'Sundowning'. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Repetitive behaviour and dementia People with dementia often carry out the same activity, make the same gesture, say the same thing, make the same noise or ask the same question over and over. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Restlessness and agitation in dementia Restlessness and agitation are common behaviours in people living with dementia. These behaviours can be difficult for others to understand, but finding out the causes can help you to support the person. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. Reducing and managing behaviour that challenges Read about how to manage situations where a person’s behaviour changes. Read more
Advice Tag: Advice. How does dementia change a person's behaviour? Information for carers about behaviours a person with dementia might develop. Read more