Are you ready to brave a bold new look in the name of dementia? Join our hair challenge and dial up the drama with a colourful new 'do! Whether it's dyeing your hair or beard for 14 or 30 days, sign ...
‘Evolving situation’ Elaine praises the medical care she received after her diagnosis.But it took a while to find the right combination of drugs to stabilise her symptoms. During a trip to see her ...
The symptoms of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) can be different to other types of dementia. We visited our GP several times after we first noticed that something was wrong with my husband Charles in ...
Jane knew something was very wrong when her husband Graham appeared at her bedside with a bunch of flowers, thinking it was her birthday. But it wasn’t. After more than 30 years of marriage, the ...
Successful musicals are often based on unexpected subjects – just think of Cats (about poetic felines) or Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Old Testament epic). Now you can add Dementia ...
Turning Up the Volume is the largest-ever survey with people with dementia to hear their views and experiences of what daily life is like. Turning Up the Volume: unheard voices of people with dementia ...
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Dementia Cafés offer a place to socialise, learn more about dementia and local services, and enjoy something new each session. Mike and Gwen Smith have been going to their local Dementia Café in ...
If you're living with dementia, find out about technology that can help with different aspects of daily life. There are many different technologies that can help you in your everyday life. This ...
It can be difficult to know when a person with dementia is nearing the end of their life. Late-stage dementia symptoms and faster deterioration of the person's condition may suggest that the dying ...
Find out why a person may hide, hoard or lose things, as well as how you can help. A person with dementia may hide things, store them for a long time, or lose them. This can be distressing for the ...
There are over 20,000 people with dementia in Northern Ireland. People with dementia here are more likely to get a diagnosis than anywhere else in the UK, but there is still a huge amount to do to ...