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When a person with dementia has to move to a different care home

Dementia Support Forum members and Dementia together readers share their experiences about someone with dementia needing to move care homes. 

Dementia Support Forum members and Dementia together readers share their experiences about someone with dementia needing to move care homes. 

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30 September 2024
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Can we access a person’s money to pay for dementia care when they can’t?

Advice for when a person with dementia hasn’t appointed an attorney and no longer has mental capacity to manage their money.

Advice for when a person with dementia hasn’t appointed an attorney and no longer has mental capacity to manage their money.

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25 September 2024
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Tips about choosing an attorney when you have dementia

Advice about deciding who to appoint through a power of attorney, so they can make decisions on your behalf in future.

Advice about deciding who to appoint through a power of attorney, so they can make decisions on your behalf in future.

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01 August 2024
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Sharing your story with the media to help make dementia a priority

Speaking to the media is an effective way to help create change, and it doesn’t have to be intimidating – we’re here to help. 

Speaking to the media is an effective way to help create change, and it doesn’t have to be intimidating – we’re here to help. 

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01 August 2024
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Can you challenge a care home if they issue a notice to leave?

What your rights are in challenging a notice to leave and what to do before deciding whether you want to fight it.

What your rights are in challenging a notice to leave and what to do before deciding whether you want to fight it.

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01 August 2024
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How to support someone with dementia in hot weather

Advice and tips from Dementia Support Forum members about helping someone with dementia feel more comfortable during hot weather. 

Advice and tips from Dementia Support Forum members about helping someone with dementia feel more comfortable during hot weather. 

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01 August 2024
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Tips about planning holidays when you have dementia

Advice about planning a vacation – from Dementia together magazine readers, Dementia Voice partners and Dementia Support Forum members.

Advice about planning a vacation – from Dementia together magazine readers, Dementia Voice partners and Dementia Support Forum members.

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31 May 2024
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Using your experiences of dementia to have an impact with decision-makers

Geoff Mock, a campaigner who lives with dementia, shares his experience influencing decision-makers in Cardiff. 

Geoff Mock, a campaigner who lives with dementia, shares his experience influencing decision-makers in Cardiff. 

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31 May 2024
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Should I reduce or stop work in order to care for a person with dementia?

What should you think about when deciding whether to reduce hours or stop working in order to support a relative or friend who has dementia?

What should you think about when deciding whether to reduce hours or stop working in order to support a relative or friend who has dementia?

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31 May 2024
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Money disagreements when a person has dementia

Readers share advice about family disagreements over a person’s finances when they have dementia.

Readers share advice about family disagreements over a person’s finances when they have dementia.

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31 May 2024
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Making sure your diet and choices are respected as you get older or move to a care home

V for Life wants vegans and vegetarians’ values to be respected throughout life, including in care settings. There are several useful tools available to help people plan for how they would like to be cared for in the future.

V for Life wants vegans and vegetarians’ values to be respected throughout life, including in care settings. There are several useful tools available to help people plan for how they would like to be cared for in the future.

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28 March 2024
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Tips about telling people that you have dementia

Advice about deciding who to tell and how – from Dementia together magazine readers, Dementia Voice partners and Dementia Support Forum members.

Advice about deciding who to tell and how – from Dementia together magazine readers, Dementia Voice partners and Dementia Support Forum members.

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28 March 2024
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