After a successful career in the music industry, working with acts like Queen and the Rolling Stones, Martyn Barter wanted to give something back. His dad, Alan, had vascular dementia and Martyn’s search for a link between music and dementia led him to Alzheimer’s Society’s Singing for the Brain groups.
After a successful career in the music industry, working with acts like Queen and the Rolling Stones, Martyn Barter wanted to give something back. His dad, Alan, had vascular dementia and Martyn’s search for a link between music and dementia led him to Alzheimer’s Society’s Singing for the Brain groups.
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Amanda Quinn wasn’t aware that incontinence could be a symptom of dementia when she was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer’s disease aged 49. Read her story, and learn why she feels the taboos around toilets must be broken.
Amanda Quinn wasn’t aware that incontinence could be a symptom of dementia when she was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer’s disease aged 49. Read her story, and learn why she feels the taboos around toilets must be broken.
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Following her dad's dementia diagnosis, Vanessa and her husband sold their home and bought somewhere suitable for the whole family. Together, they support each other through the many challenges dementia brings.
Following her dad's dementia diagnosis, Vanessa and her husband sold their home and bought somewhere suitable for the whole family. Together, they support each other through the many challenges dementia brings.
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Leading charities warn incontinence is one of the biggest issues for people with serious health conditions – but taboo around it forces those affected to struggle in silence.
Talking Point members share advice about getting the right continence products for a person with dementia.
Talking Point members share advice about getting the right continence products for a person with dementia.
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UTIs in someone with dementia can cause a significant and distressing change in someone’s behaviour that is commonly referred to as ‘acute confusional state’ or ‘delirium’
Obtaining urine samples from a person with dementia can be difficult, and the relative or carer closest to them will probably be the best person to assist with this.
A number of different factors can cause a urinary tract infection (UTI) in a person with dementia, including the use of catheters, and weakened immune systems.
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