Tag: challenging behaviour

Who is really challenging?

24/02/202018/05/2020 Beth BrittonD4DementiaLeave a Comment on Who is really challenging?

As regular readers of D4Dementia will know, I’ve long been a supporter (including through the National Dementia Action Alliance Campaign ‘Dementia Words Matter’) of using respectful language – as defined by people living with dementia – when communicating about dementia. I…

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Action for dementia care and support – Changes associated with dementia

25/05/201817/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4DementiaLeave a Comment on Action for dementia care and support – Changes associated with dementia

Welcome to the last of my five blog posts for UK Dementia Action Week 2018 (DAW2018).  This year Dementia Awareness Week is renamed Dementia Action Week to reflect the need for action for people affected by dementia rather than only focusing on awareness. In this…

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When behaviour changes…

18/09/201718/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4DementiaLeave a Comment on When behaviour changes…

Last week I began a series of roundtable sessions with the staff of one of my social care consultancy clients looking at changed behaviour for people who are living with dementia. The topics for discussion are pretty diverse, everything from…

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When losing, hiding or hoarding items becomes a problem

18/04/201718/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on When losing, hiding or hoarding items becomes a problem

In May 2013 I wrote a blog post entitled ‘What is dementia?’ about the symptoms of dementia. I wanted to explore the different ways in which a person’s dementia might manifest itself to reinforce the message that dementia isn’t all…

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Routine, routine, routine

16/01/201718/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia6 Comments on Routine, routine, routine

With a New Year often comes resolutions to change our routines. Things we’ve always done, that perhaps aren’t so good for us, are intended to be banished in favour of routines that are healthier or that we perceive are better…

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How dementia and personality interact

31/10/201618/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4DementiaLeave a Comment on How dementia and personality interact

We talk A LOT in dementia care about how dementia changes a person. Often it’s distilled down into very negative language, and bracketed as ‘challenging behaviour’ (a phrase I dislike immensely). Yet, the spectrum of change is immense, very personal…

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Reframing the reporting about violent older people in hospitals

25/07/201619/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4DementiaLeave a Comment on Reframing the reporting about violent older people in hospitals

Recently the BBC ran a story that over 75’s are responsible for 57% of physical assaults on NHS staff in hospitals. These assaults range from biting and pinching through to some of the most serious attacks that are recorded. In…

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Sectioning people with dementia

30/05/201619/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia3 Comments on Sectioning people with dementia

Over the four years I’ve been writing this blog, I’ve met or been contacted by many families whose loved ones with dementia have been sectioned (detained in hospital without consent under the Mental Health Act). Sometimes the sectioning has occurred…

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Don’t let the sun go down on me

02/05/201619/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on Don’t let the sun go down on me

Of all the words associated with the various symptoms and effects that dementia can have on a person, ‘sundowning’ is one of the most curious. It is a word to describe when a person with dementia becomes more active and/or distressed…

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Supporting a person with anxiety

23/11/201519/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4DementiaLeave a Comment on Supporting a person with anxiety

Anxiety is commonly mentioned as one of a raft of symptoms linked to the development and progression of dementia. It is thought that dementia can both exacerbate anxiety in those who have a history of being anxious, and also bring…

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