Tag: care at home

The unseen toll of worry

25/10/202129/10/2021 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Earlier this month was World Mental Health Day, an awareness-raising event designed to increase the profile of looking after our mental health. I’m a firm believer that just as we all have physical health problems, either sporadically or continually, so mental…

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Family carers and the coronavirus pandemic

22/06/202026/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

For the last three months I’ve written about different aspects of the coronavirus pandemic. For June, I want to think about how family carers have been affected by lockdown and the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The pandemic has raised so many…

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Coronavirus and living with dementia – Coping in unprecedented times

23/03/202018/05/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

It’s not easy to know where to begin with a blog on the current monumentally uncertain times that the world is facing, but I’m going to attempt to address the coronavirus disaster (I don’t think the word crisis goes far…

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Bothered and bewildered by the portrayal of dementia

20/01/202021/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

The portrayal of dementia on TV and in the arts has undoubtedly risen since my dad was living with dementia. From major soaps to numerous stage plays, dementia – it seems – is popular subject matter. I’m not against portraying…

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Together we can do SO much

18/11/201919/05/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

With over 200 blogs on D4Dementia, some of them now 7 years old, I’ve decided to spend my 2019 year of blogging by re-visiting some of the topics I’ve covered previously, throwing fresh light on why they remain relevant, and…

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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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Recent Posts

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