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Another pill won’t matter, will it?

16/03/201718/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on Another pill won’t matter, will it?

There is a common misconception that there is a pill to fix virtually any health issue. I’ve written about this before (‘A pill for everything?’) in relation to medications for dementia (most notably prescribed for people with Alzheimer’s Disease), but…

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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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The ‘F’ word that no one wants to hear

26/05/201425/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Most older people are frightened of having them, most relatives of those older people are equally concerned by them, and most health and social care services are under pressure to avoid those in their care having them. Falls really are…

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Restraints – The dark side of care?

04/09/201328/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on Restraints – The dark side of care?

“They kick, punch and bite us, what do you expect us to do?” The words of a social care worker caring for people in a residential dementia unit, explaining why they sometimes have to physically restrain their residents or request…

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Understanding aggression

24/07/201328/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on Understanding aggression

Like so many dementia symptoms, aggression is often misunderstood, leading to inappropriate interventions. It is popular to portray people with dementia as angry and out of control, aggressive and unmanageable, frightening and dangerous. Extreme examples of aggression that lead to…

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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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