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Caring for dementia patients in acute hospitals
An acute hospital admission presents risks to a patient with dementia
Avoiding dementia. No one else is going to do it for you.
Walking to delay or prevent dementia
Dementia and anticipatory grief
Anticipatory or “pre-death” grief is when a loved one seems to have gone away, even before they die, because of the changes caused by dementia.
When someone with dementia becomes lost
When someone with dementia is lost, they’re usually found. But now is the time to make an emergency plan.
Breaking barriers; Communicate effectively with people with Dementia
Non verbal cues get stronger as language becomes weaker in dementia
Early Bird catching the worm – the value of early diagnosis
The advantages of early diagnosis in dementia.
Simple things you can do to help a person with dementia
There are simple things you can do to help
Making sense of dementia numbers
When a journalist asks the right questions about dementia, the answers tell us all something.
Why are residents with dementia in care homes increasing?
What’s the future for care homes?
Dementia won’t wash? - three hints for hygiene
Is bathing in the bathroom a battle when someone has dementia?