Tag: expression

How dementia and personality interact

31/10/201618/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

We talk A LOT in dementia care about how dementia changes a person. Often it’s distilled down into very negative language, and bracketed as ‘challenging behaviour’ (a phrase I dislike immensely). Yet, the spectrum of change is immense, very personal…

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Harnessing the power of observation

07/12/201519/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia4 Comments on Harnessing the power of observation

I feel very strongly that one of the most important attributes anyone providing care and support to a person with dementia can have is the ability to observe. In our helter-skelter, multi-tasking lives it’s easy to lose the quietly reflective…

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A precious gift

18/08/201424/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

I’ve often thought about what the most precious gift is that you could give a person with dementia in the absence of a cure. I’ve written before about the importance of love, but I suspect that if I asked a…

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Getting to the heart of unmet needs

04/08/201424/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Interpreting what someone with advancing dementia needs can often feel like a bit of a guessing game. If the person with dementia is struggling to articulate their needs and wishes in a way that the intended recipient of their communication…

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Amour

17/03/201426/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on Amour

There is something universal about the language of love. Across the world we may have many different words for it but the meaning remains the same, and most importantly of all the endless ways of demonstrating it transcend barriers. There…

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Being a pain detective

03/02/201426/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

One of the questions I’m asked a lot in relation to dementia care is around how we find out if someone is in pain. In advanced dementia, when potentially a person cannot articulate clearly if they are in pain, and…

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Turning the air blue

25/09/201327/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Many families who have a loved one living with dementia will know the moment only too well when a perfectly innocent greeting, question, conversation or even silence is broken by a swear word that prior to their loved one’s dementia…

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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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Advocacy and dementia – A vital partnership

19/06/201329/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on Advocacy and dementia – A vital partnership

Dementia poses many challenges for those living with it or those caring for someone with it, not least getting their voice heard. Our wishes, views, needs and preferences are fundamental to our lives, but dementia can begin to erode our…

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Let’s talk about dementia – Love

24/05/201329/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Welcome to the sixth of my seven ‘mini’ blogs for UK Dementia Awareness Week 2013. They are all themed around talking about dementia, exploring different aspects of conversation from the point of view of people who are living with dementia, carers…

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Don’t ignore me

30/01/201301/07/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on Don’t ignore me

Everyone with dementia has the right to expression, yet a lot of dementia care still focuses on imposing the will of the care provider on the person, rather than assessing what the person themselves actually wants. Even people with an…

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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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