Watercolour painting is one of those activities that’s visually rewarding, forgiving, and endlessly adaptable. Within minutes of starting, there is colour on paper, and colour is deeply satisfying to look at. For people who struggle to engage with an activity for long, this might something that’s enjoyable, I know my mother loved it. Here are […]
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Memory Matters Weekly #28 If someone told you that being optimistic could reduce your risk of dementia, you’d be forgiven for rolling your eyes. It sounds like the kind of thing printed on a motivational poster in a GP waiting room, somewhere between “laugh more” and “drink eight glasses of water.” But a new study
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If you are trying to get a diagnosis for a loved one with suspected dementia, the first doctor’s appointment can be a minefield. This article will walk you through exactly what to expect, what to bring, how to handle that first dementia doctor’s appointment without your loved one feeling singled out, and what to say
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Memory Matters Weekly #27 Leaving hospital is hard for anyone, but even harder when leaving a mental health ward. For someone living with dementia, it can be one of the most disorienting points in their care. It’s either taken a lot of time to get to this point, or it feels rushed like nothing is
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Have you started to notice a difference yet? No? You might. The clocks went forward last night, and sometimes that changes things when you’re supporting someone living with dementia. The clocks going forward with dementia can affect things more than you might expect, and if today feels slightly off, there’s usually a reason for it.
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Our long-term memory holds the places that mattered most to us, childhood holidays, a honeymoon destination, the town someone grew up in. These memories are often still there with loved ones living with dementia, held more deeply than people expect. A travel memory map gives us a way to connect to those preserved memory. For
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You hear about the cost of social care on the tv, in the news, with politicians, a crisis that nobody has the balls to actually try and fix because the money is not there. But then there’s the bill that kept falling on the doormat of the person, who for years kept plugging the gaps
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