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Advice Misperceptions and misidentifications, and dementia A person with dementia may mistake objects or people for things they are not. Misperceptions and misidentifications can be caused by problem with a person's eyes, or by problems with the brain. Find out how to support a person who is experiencing this.
Advice How can dementia change a person's perception? People with dementia experience changes in how they perceive things. This includes misperceptions and misidentifications, hallucinations, delusions and time-shifting.
Information Booklets about sensory changes and supporting a deaf person, and new films featuring dementia New, useful and interesting dementia resources. 01 February 2021 0
Information Communicating and dementia – other resources Here are other useful organisations that can provide more information and support about good communication with a person with dementia.
Real stories Life with Ma: 'When she’s in one family home, she typically prefers the other' Ma is the mother of Dilly’s husband (Mr B), she was diagnosed with dementia in 2012. Ma agreed to let Dilly write about the family's life and experiences in the Life with Ma series. 20 March 2019 2
Research Improving coordination in Posterior Cortical Atrophy and Alzheimer’s disease Research project: Developing strategies to support reaching and coordination for individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease
Advice Sight and hearing loss with dementia Sight and hearing loss are both more common as you get older. For a person with dementia, this can cause extra problems, such as confusion about what's happening around them and problems with communication.
Information Dementia and sensory impairment: communicating Many people with dementia will have hearing loss, sight loss or both. You might find the tips for communicating helpful.
Advice Other health professionals You may see other health professionals in your home, a care home or in hospital. These professionals provide help with specific areas of physical health listed in this section.
Research Understanding the impact of visual impairment on life with dementia Research project: Understanding the effects of concurrent visual impairment on the experience and diagnosis of dementia.
Information Hearing and eyesight Hearing and eyesight problems can increase confusion in people with dementia, so it's important to monitor these.
Research Seeing the potential – can our senses help us to detect dementia? Gradual loss of hearing, sight or smell is a normal part of ageing. But Brooke Lumicisi asks whether a decline in our senses can help us detect dementia earlier? 29 September 2017 4
