Coping with dementia symptoms

May 11, 2018 | Advice, Behaviour

The more you understand about dementia the better placed you are to care for a loved one. Christina Neal has these top tips for carers… Get to know dementia It’s true that knowledge is power. Understand how the disease affects your loved one. The more you know...

Coping with personal hygiene

Mar 31, 2018 | Advice, Behaviour

One of the things that carers have to get used to is providing what is tactfully described as ‘personal care’. Jill Eckersley explains. That can mean anything from helping with dressing and bathing, reminding Mum or Dad to keep their dentures clean or change their...

‘I juggled my business with caring for mum’

Feb 4, 2018 | Featured

Businesswoman Monica Bradley had to juggle long hours at work running her own company with caring for her mother, Agnes. Here’s her story…  I’m used to hard work. I built a successful mortgage broker’s business from scratch. I have been self-employed for 30...

Choosing a good care home

Nov 5, 2017 | Advice, Planning

Choosing the right care home for a loved one can feel like a monumental task. There’s a lot to think about and consider. You want to be sure you’ve made the right choice so that your loved one can settle in as swiftly as possible and receive the...

Support is so crucial

Aug 20, 2017 | Advice

My mother was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2009. She’d had a stressful few years, looking after my father who died in 2007. Shortly after he died, I noticed she wasn’t coping very well, which was understandable, but then I realised it was more serious. Her...