How to get help and support with dementia care

Aug 27, 2024 | Financial & Planning

Ensure you and your loved one get the practical help and support you need. Here’s a quick guide to the help you may be entitled to receive. Getting help and support as a carer is essential, but where do you start, and who can help you? Here are some sources of help...

Coping with aggression in a person with dementia

Aug 26, 2024 | Behaviour

A person with dementia can have mood swings, including anger and aggression. It’s stressful and upsetting for the person and their carer. Here’s why it can happen and what you can do to cope… We often tend to think of dementia as an elderly person’s disease....

Making an Advance Decision

Aug 26, 2024 | Financial & Planning, Health

If your loved one has recently been diagnosed with dementia, it’s worth talking to them about making an advance decision. Also known as an advance directive, an advance decision is a legally binding document that outlines which medical treatments the person with...

Dementia Help partners with DementiaNet

Aug 16, 2024 | Featured, News

Teaming up to offer enhanced support to dementia carers and those living with a diagnosis of dementia Press Release – for immediate release: 14th August 2024 Dementia Help magazine, a leading consumer publication for family carers, has teamed up with...

Is it OK for a person with dementia to drink alcohol?

Jul 25, 2024 | Health, Nutrition

Should you give your loved one a glass of wine if they ask for it? Or is alcohol unwise for a person with dementia? It’s a complex subject, as it depends on the individual and their medication, says Christina Collison. Here’s what you need to know… If you’re...