Daily living There are ways to make life easier and more enjoyable for a person with dementia. Here is practical advice for those living with dementia and carers. Advice Washing and bathing Find out why washing and bathing can become difficult for people with dementia, and get practical tips for helping a person to wash. Advice Dressing This information for carers contains tips for helping a person with dementia to dress and advice on how to make dressing a positive experience for them and for you. Advice Dental care This information describes some of the dental problems that people with dementia may face at different stages and methods for treatment and prevention, including maintaining good oral health and wearing dentures. Advice Eating and drinking People with dementia often experience problems with eating and drinking. These web pages describe the most common challenges and why eating healthily is important. Advice Urinary tract infections and dementia Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a type of infection common among older people. If a person with a memory impairment or dementia has a UTI, this can cause sudden and severe confusion known as ‘delirium’. Advice Sex, intimacy and dementia Dementia causes many changes in people's lives, including changes to sex and intimate relationships. Here we explain how dementia can affect the sexual feelings, desires and needs of people with dementia and their partners. Advice Toilet problems and continence Read our guide to toilet problems and incontinence, including causes, solutions and how this might affect a person with dementia. Advice LGBT: Living with dementia If you are lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans and have dementia, this page is for you. In it we explain how you can live well with dementia. Advice Exercise and physical activity Leading a physically active lifestyle can have a significant impact on the wellbeing of people with dementia. Advice Your relationships: How might dementia affect your relationships? Living with dementia is likely to have an impact on the people around you and your relationships. These pages will help you understand how your relationships might change, and what you can do to prepare for and live with these changes Advice Staying healthy with dementia For someone with dementia, it's important to remain as fit and healthy as possible. The better they feel, the better life will be for them and those around them. Advice Delirium Delirium is a common, serious but often treatable condition that starts suddenly in someone who is unwell. Read about the symptoms of delirium, who gets it and how it can be managed. Advice Explaining dementia to children and young people Finding out that someone close to you has dementia, and then coping with it from day to day, can be distressing for everyone involved. It can be particularly challenging explaining things to children and young people. Advice Pressure ulcers and bedsores Pressure ulcers - also called pressure sores or bedsores - can develop if someone spends too long sitting or lying in one position. They are a particular risk for people with dementia. Advice Making decisions and managing difficult situations Find out more about the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and get advice on how to approach decision-making for someone with dementia. Information Making your home dementia friendly Read a booklet about practical ways to make your home more dementia friendly.
Advice Washing and bathing Find out why washing and bathing can become difficult for people with dementia, and get practical tips for helping a person to wash.
Advice Dressing This information for carers contains tips for helping a person with dementia to dress and advice on how to make dressing a positive experience for them and for you.
Advice Dental care This information describes some of the dental problems that people with dementia may face at different stages and methods for treatment and prevention, including maintaining good oral health and wearing dentures.
Advice Eating and drinking People with dementia often experience problems with eating and drinking. These web pages describe the most common challenges and why eating healthily is important.
Advice Urinary tract infections and dementia Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a type of infection common among older people. If a person with a memory impairment or dementia has a UTI, this can cause sudden and severe confusion known as ‘delirium’.
Advice Sex, intimacy and dementia Dementia causes many changes in people's lives, including changes to sex and intimate relationships. Here we explain how dementia can affect the sexual feelings, desires and needs of people with dementia and their partners.
Advice Toilet problems and continence Read our guide to toilet problems and incontinence, including causes, solutions and how this might affect a person with dementia.
Advice LGBT: Living with dementia If you are lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans and have dementia, this page is for you. In it we explain how you can live well with dementia.
Advice Exercise and physical activity Leading a physically active lifestyle can have a significant impact on the wellbeing of people with dementia.
Advice Your relationships: How might dementia affect your relationships? Living with dementia is likely to have an impact on the people around you and your relationships. These pages will help you understand how your relationships might change, and what you can do to prepare for and live with these changes
Advice Staying healthy with dementia For someone with dementia, it's important to remain as fit and healthy as possible. The better they feel, the better life will be for them and those around them.
Advice Delirium Delirium is a common, serious but often treatable condition that starts suddenly in someone who is unwell. Read about the symptoms of delirium, who gets it and how it can be managed.
Advice Explaining dementia to children and young people Finding out that someone close to you has dementia, and then coping with it from day to day, can be distressing for everyone involved. It can be particularly challenging explaining things to children and young people.
Advice Pressure ulcers and bedsores Pressure ulcers - also called pressure sores or bedsores - can develop if someone spends too long sitting or lying in one position. They are a particular risk for people with dementia.
Advice Making decisions and managing difficult situations Find out more about the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and get advice on how to approach decision-making for someone with dementia.
Information Making your home dementia friendly Read a booklet about practical ways to make your home more dementia friendly.
