Support is so crucial

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...
Six things to avoid saying to a person with dementia

Six things to avoid saying to a person with dementia

Aug 1, 2017 | Advice, Behaviour

Caring for a person with dementia can be frustrating, exhausting and – sometimes – downright baffling. However, conflicts, arguments and distress can often be avoided simply by choosing your words carefully and knowing when to distract and deflect from subjects that...