Quite often people with dementia can become restless and may make repetitive movements. This can be for a variety of reasons such as pain or discomfort. Or it can be due to lack of stimulation.
My interpretation of this behavior is that they are ...
Often people with dementia develop a taste for sweeter things . As well as dementia changing our taste buds, research has shown that as dementia progresses it attacks part of the brain responsible for cravings and self restraint in out diets.
M...
It is very easy for someone living in a communal care setting to experience a loss of control over many aspects of their lives. Not many of us live in an environment surrounded by lots of different people, many of whom we may not even know. It wou...
This is a very common issue within a care setting and I have found that most care providers have had this issue from time to time. I have been fortunate to be able to observe this behaviour on many occasions and have concluded that it is normally...
There will come a time, in everyones dementia journey, that the need to move to adapted equipment will become a necessity. This could be plates, cups or even hoists and beds.
Normally one of the first things that needs adaptation is a plate or...
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