Dementia
Your guide to understanding dementia diagnosis and support.
What is a degenerative illness?
One thing that you will often hear about dementia is that it is a degenerative illness. In simple terms, this means that dementia continues to worsen with time. While this sounds scary, there are many ways of slowing down this process, meaning that a person living...
Dementia: is there a cure?
Current status Since dementia does not have one individual cause, it follows suit that there would not be one individual ‘cure’. As it stands, although research is progressing every day, there is no cure for dementia; rather there are medications that alleviate...
What’s wrong with Grandma?
Why is Grandma in a care home?
How do I talk to Grandma?
Does Grandma Still Love me?
What to do after dementia diagnosis
Following any medical diagnosis, you will have a myriad of thoughts running through your head. These will range from feelings such as shock, anger and worry for the future, to more practical considerations such as sorting out your money and letting people know what...
Dementia: vascular
Vascular dementia is caused by reduced blood flow to the brain. It's estimated to affect around 150,000 people in the UK. Symptoms of vascular dementia include: slowness of thought problems with concentration difficulty with planning and understanding changes to your...
How to communicate with someone with dementia
How to communicate with someone living with dementia A diagnosis of dementia is not just a scary thing for the individual, it is also a real worry for the people that love and care for them. Their family and friends often feel guilty about this reaction and sometimes...
Dementia-friendly flooring
As people get older and frailer they become more likely to experience a fall and sustain an injury. This risk is even more pronounced with people living with dementia. Like everything else, there are things you can do to lessen the risk and a few simple changes you...