Aug 27, 2024 | Advice, Financial
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...
Aug 26, 2024 | About Dementia, Advice, 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....
Aug 26, 2024 | Advice, Planning
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...
Jun 2, 2023 | About Dementia, Advice, News
Do you care for a loved one living alone and worry about the person wandering and getting lost? A new Safe and Found program from MedicAlert could put your mind at rest. There are so many challenges when caring for a person with dementia. If your loved one lives alone...
Feb 27, 2023 | Advice, Health, Nutrition
Ensuring a person with dementia eats a balanced diet can be a challenge. Here are some common issues that may occur and how to deal with them. Cravings for sweet foods can increase It’s common for a person with dementia to consume excessive amounts of sweets,...
Feb 17, 2023 | About Dementia, Advice, Behaviour
While it can be challenging and emotionally taxing to have conversations with someone who has dementia, it is important to know what not to say to ensure comfort and respect. Here are a few key things not to say when talking to someone with dementia. “Do you remember...
