‘We struggled to get a diagnosis’
Anne Bajorek is Head of Fundraising at Young Dementia UK, the charity that the Dementia Help team has chosen to fundraise for during our forthcoming Cycle Challenge in June. Anne has also had personal experience of dementia. Her late father, Keith Durrant, had the...
Coping with personal hygiene
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...
Dementia Help Cycle Challenge
The Dementia Help team is cycling 330 miles across the country in June to raise vital funds for YoungDementia UK. Dementia Help’s founder, Christina Neal, her co-director Peter Berry and website editor Dave Collison will be cycling 330 miles from Aberystwyth to...‘I juggled my business with caring for mum’
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...Why Dementia Help was launched
Dementia Help is a year old today. Founder and co-director Christina Neal talks about the inspiration behind its launch and why she felt she had something to say. Dementia Help was a random idea that came to me in December 2016 while I was in the gym. It was six...
Teamwork is essential
It makes me very sad when I read about ‘lone carers’, writes Jill Eckersley. Good care requires teamwork and no-one should be left to cope alone. When my Dad died in 2014 I knew that Mum, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, wouldn’t be able to manage. They lived...
Coping with financial abuse
Having dementia puts a person at greater risk of being exploited financially. Christina Neal explains the importance of keeping an eye on a person’s finances. It’s a sad fact that a person with dementia is at greater risk of being exploited by those who are...
Improving the eating habits of a person with dementia
A person with dementia may develop erratic eating patterns, with an increased need for sugary foods. You may find they develop a sweet tooth they never had before. They may also find it harder than usual to eat normal sized meals, so you may need to give them...