If a person is finding any kind of conversation too difficult, they may use non-verbal communication. As dementia progresses, this may become the main way a person communicates. You might find these tips for communicating non-verbally useful.

When a person is diagnosed with dementia they may not understand or accept their diagnosis. This may be because the person is in denial, or because they have what is known as ‘lack of insight’.

Friends or family members, including those who are caring for the person, can also be in denial and find a dementia diagnosis difficult to accept.

Trying to get help and support can be difficult when someone doesn’t understand or acknowledge that they have dementia. But support and care at home can help a person to stay independent for longer and to live well with dementia. 

Coping with lack of insight or denial can be very difficult. Here are practical tips for supporting a person with denial or lack of insight, including support for friends and family.

Denial and lack of insight are different. They can both cause a person with dementia not to understand or accept their diagnosis. 

Read information to help if you are making an Enduring power of attorney (EPA) in Northern Ireland.

You can choose anyone you want to be your attorney, as long as they are 18 or over and are not bankrupt. You can have as many attorneys as you wish but it is usual to have between one and four.

A person with dementia or their carer may want to change GP. They may prefer a doctor with a special interest in dementia. Find out how to change doctors, surgeries and raise a complaint in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

A financial assessment should only take into account the assets of the person with dementia, even if they have a partner. 

Find out about different ways to fund a person's care home, and how that affects the choice of care homes available.