This behaviour could be communicating that this person has a specific disorder.
I have done some research into trichotillomania, a disorder characterised by repetitive hair pulling (as you have described above). It is quite rare in people with ...
In a care setting, the laundry is done by members of staff within the home. This means the residents often do not know where their clothes are at. If you add this to problems with memory that are often experienced by someone living with dementia t...
A common issue with dementia is a condition called 'Facial Agnosia' or 'Prosopagnosia', which simply put means face blindness. The specific part of the brain affected is called the fusiform gyrus and is located at the rear bottom side of the brai...
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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