It can be difficult to find clothes with dementia that are hidden behind wardrobe doors or stuck in a chest of drawers. You know the old adage “out of sight, out of mind” that is particularly relevant for someone with dementia. So what you can do is – label wardrobes, drawers, and cupboards! This will […]

You may face the challenge of how to get someone with dementia to change clothes regularly.  They may refuse to change or just continue to wear the same clothes repeatedly without realising they’re dirty. The key to getting someone with dementia to change their clothes regularly is understanding why they’re not doing so, what things

Over the last few months, I felt overwhelmed by the thought of death.  I hadn’t processed what that meant. I feared it, yes but had I looked at what it meant, at how losing mum after looking after her for almost 10 years would feel? Mum has Alzheimer’s, a life-limiting progressive disease, and spinal cord

Like many dementia caregivers, I’m trying to find ways to help recharge myself to better support my mum with Alzheimer’s by improving my mental health. I decided to seek help by seeing a therapist for counselling or talking therapy, as it’s known. I decided to share my overall experience in Does Counselling Help for Dementia

If you’ve been struggling as I have from caregiver burnout, and you still feel the way you do, then seeking professional help may be the answer for you. It’s probably the right time to ask does counselling help for dementia caregiver burnout? I don’t know why it’s so difficult to say that I’ve had counselling

A lot is made of emotional and psychological pain associated with caregiving, rightly so. Still, little is said about the physical pain associated with caring for a loved one with dementia. The health & wellbeing of dementia caregivers is made up of many areas – financial, environmental, emotional, psychological and physical impacts of caring for

Living with pain whilst caregiving is incredibly hard to deal with. Physical pain hangs around you, makes you tired, depressed, feeling miserable, more tetchy, and easily frustrated. Not a good combination for any dementia caregiver when you need patience and understanding.  If you like this blog, why not consider subscribing? The Physical Side Effects of