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Women’s raw deal on dementia

31/10/202231/10/2022 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

As I was compiling a roundup of the last six months of dementia news for MacIntyre’s Dementia Special Interest Group recently, one story jumped out at me: “In 2020, 46,000 women died from dementia, almost twice as many as men (24,000)…

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Person-centred care in Covid times

24/01/202231/01/2022 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

It’s hard to believe it’s almost two years now since the coronavirus pandemic began to impact upon all of our lives. One of the major problems many care providers have had since then is how to balance the need for…

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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 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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Intergenerational lessons from the (home education) classroom

22/02/202127/02/2021 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

I’m probably going to put myself into a very small group of parents with my opening comment for this blog, but I’m so glad I’ve had the chance to home school our daughter. Whilst I know many parents have struggled…

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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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