Free guide to coping with challenging behaviour

Free guide to coping with challenging behaviour

May 19, 2018 | Advice, Behaviour, Featured

I know from personal experience that caring for a loved one with dementia is a huge challenge. Dementia affects moods, behaviour and judgement – not just memory. This can mean the person you care for may become angry, upset or confused. But there are strategies you...

‘I know how hard it is for carers’

May 3, 2018 | Blog, Featured

Company director Monica Bradley didn’t hesitate to agree to sponsor the Dementia Help Cycle Challenge. As a former carer, she understands how hard it is to look after a loved one with dementia…  MB Associates is an award-winning mortgage brokers based in Cheam,...

‘We struggled to get a diagnosis’

Apr 1, 2018 | Featured

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...

‘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...

Why Dementia Help was launched

Feb 2, 2018 | Featured

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...