Advice Activity ideas: Exercise at home Ideas for staying physically active at home during lockdown. Ideas for staying physically active at home during lockdown. ... 01 June 2020
Advice Your answers: Coping with coronavirus Members of our online community, Talking Point, share how they’ve been dealing with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Members of our online community, Talking Point, share how they’ve been dealing with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. ... 01 June 2020
Advice Why I enjoy languages: How can learning or brushing up on a language help us to stay well? We ask people about the different ways they keep healthy and well, whether they have dementia or not. This time, we hear about language learning. We ask people about the different ways they keep healthy and well, whether they have dementia or not. This time, we hear about language learning. ... 01 April 2020
Advice Activity ideas: Books and stories Ideas for continuing to enjoy books and stories as dementia progresses. Ideas for continuing to enjoy books and stories as dementia progresses. ... 01 April 2020
Navigation Tag: Navigation. Coronavirus support for people affected by dementia If you are living with dementia or supporting somebody with dementia, coronavirus might make you feel anxious, scared or lonely. But you are not alone – help and information is available. Read more
Info Page Tag: Info Page. Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 The Mental Capacity Act 2005 allows for a different set of processes to be used to remove a person's freedoms when someone does not have mental capacity to consent to that removal. These processes are called the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). Read more
Info Page Tag: Info Page. The key roles in the Mental Health Act Under the Mental Health Act, a person with dementia’s ‘nearest relative’ may have powers related to their treatment. Read more
Advice Why I enjoy games and puzzles: How can playing games and doing puzzles help us to stay well? We ask about the different ways people keep healthy and well, whether they have dementia or not. This time, we hear how games and puzzles help six readers. We ask about the different ways people keep healthy and well, whether they have dementia or not. This time, we hear how games and puzzles help six readers. ... 31 January 2020
Advice Your answers: Coping with illness Members of our online community, Talking Point, share experiences of either a person with dementia or their carer falling ill. Members of our online community, Talking Point, share experiences of either a person with dementia or their carer falling ill. ... 31 January 2020
Advice Activity ideas: Pets and other animals Activity ideas involving animals for people with dementia. Activity ideas involving animals for people with dementia. ... 31 January 2020
Advice Why I go walking: How can walking help us to stay well? We ask about the different ways you keep healthy and well, whether you have dementia or not. This time, we hear how walking helps five readers. We ask about the different ways you keep healthy and well, whether you have dementia or not. This time, we hear how walking helps five readers. ... 28 November 2019
Advice Your answers: Lack of understanding Members of our online community, Dementia Talking Point, share advice about dealing with other people’s lack of understanding. Members of our online community, Dementia Talking Point, share advice about dealing with other people’s lack of understanding. ... 28 November 2019
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