Author: Beth Britton

I'm an award-winning content creator, consultant, campaigner and speaker, trainer and mentor, specialising in ageing, health & social care. Until 2012 I was a carer to my dad who had vascular dementia for approximately the last 19 years of his life. I aim to provide support and advice to those faced with similar situations, inform and educate care professionals and the wider population, promote debate and create improvements in dementia care.

End-of-life care: A very personal story

12/06/201202/07/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia5 Comments on End-of-life care: A very personal story

Planting up my father’s grave recently, I found my mind wandering back to our last few days with him, painful in so many ways and yet hugely comforting as well. Nothing is more important to me than knowing that we…

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Loving our elders and betters

07/06/201202/07/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on Loving our elders and betters

In the UK we are wonderfully good at valuing children and animals. Yes, there are isolated cases of cruelty and abandonment, but the vast majority show huge compassion towards the young, putting children at the centre of so much in…

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Decisions, decisions

05/06/201202/07/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia4 Comments on Decisions, decisions

Moving a loved one into a care home is one of the most difficult, emotional and life-changing things you will ever do. It is even more challenging when the person you are moving into a care home has dementia, and…

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Food for thought

31/05/201202/07/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

One of the things many of us take for granted in our busy lives is the enjoyment of food. It is vital to fuel our bodies for the physical and mental exertions they face, and it is one of life’s great…

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Can the UK rise to the challenge?

29/05/201202/07/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Whether you are living with dementia, caring for someone with it, have encountered dementia at some point in your life through friends or family, work within the health and social care sectors, or are someone whose life has never been…

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About me

I'm an award-winning content creator, consultant, campaigner and speaker, trainer and mentor, specialising in ageing, health & social care. Until 2012 I was a carer to my dad who had vascular dementia for approximately the last 19 years of his life. I aim to provide support and advice to those faced with similar situations, inform and educate care professionals and the wider population, promote debate and create improvements in dementia care.

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Recent Posts

  • The dementia film debate
  • Sleep deprivation – A risk factor for dementia?
  • The magic of validation
  • Going back to school… and being reminded of VERA

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