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The magic of validation

28/08/202302/10/2023 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

When I wrote about the VERA Framework last month and touched on validation, I realised that I’ve never dedicated a blog post to exploring what validation is and why it’s such an important tool in the box of support for…

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Family reunions when a loved one has dementia

26/07/202128/07/2021 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

With the UK summertime in full swing and COVID restrictions having eased, many people are meeting up with friends and family who they haven’t seen for a long time. For most people these will be joyous, emotional reunions that are…

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Making meaningful conversation

26/04/202103/05/2021 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

  “When was the last time you really engaged with a person living with dementia?” This was a question I posed during a recent online training session I ran with a small group of social care staff. Some of the…

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Coronavirus and being isolated from a loved one

20/04/202018/05/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on Coronavirus and being isolated from a loved one

Last month I wrote about the coronavirus pandemic and answered two questions families supporting a loved one are grappling with: How do we hand-wash more and how do we self-isolate? For families who aren’t in the same household, however, they…

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Being a good listener

21/10/201916/06/2020 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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