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What makes everything ok?

28/11/202206/12/2022 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

“It’ll all be ok.” A common phrase we all use when we want to reassure someone. However, for people with dementia it’s not always that helpful. Yes, it offers a low-level of verbal reassurance, but that may not be understood, and…

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Are you in the 15% or the 85%?

26/09/202230/09/2022 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

I see a lot of dementia statistics in my work, but none have shocked me more than that which Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) published on 21 September 2022 as they launched their 2022 World Alzheimer’s Report. ADI said: “Up to 85%…

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Dignity: We all want it

28/02/202228/02/2022 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Dignity, alongside respect, person-centred care, choice, control and independence are all, in my view, part of the basics of care and support. We all want all of the above for ourselves, so why wouldn’t any person with care and support needs…

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Cure the care system? I wish

17/05/202118/05/2021 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

How ironic that in the week before Dementia Action Week, this year themed around social care reform, the latest Queen’s Speech yet again failed to provide detailed plans to address the issues that have plagued the care system for years.…

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Demanding better for people with dementia

21/09/202029/10/2021 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Ordinarily, September is dominated for me by World Alzheimer’s Month (or World Dementia Month as I prefer to call it), which in practice means 30 days of sharing all of the great content, ideas and initiatives that lots of fantastic…

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Who is really challenging?

24/02/202018/05/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

As regular readers of D4Dementia will know, I’ve long been a supporter (including through the National Dementia Action Alliance Campaign ‘Dementia Words Matter’) of using respectful language – as defined by people living with dementia – when communicating about dementia. I…

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Supporting LGBT people with dementia

20/08/201817/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Almost a year ago (September 2017) saw the launch of the Dementia Action Alliance’s (DAA) ‘From Seldom Heard to Seen and Heard’ Campaign. The campaign focuses on people living with dementia and their families from six communities who are often marginalised…

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Kathy’s story – Living with a learning disability and dementia

16/07/201817/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Imagine reaching your 40’s or 50’s having lived your whole life in the shadows of discrimination, exclusion, social stigma and poor treatment within many health and social care services… and then developing dementia. You’re younger than the majority of people…

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Action for dementia care and support – Changes associated with dementia

25/05/201817/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Welcome to the last of my five blog posts for UK Dementia Action Week 2018 (DAW2018).  This year Dementia Awareness Week is renamed Dementia Action Week to reflect the need for action for people affected by dementia rather than only focusing on awareness. In this…

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Action for dementia care and support – Living with dementia

24/05/201817/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Welcome to the fourth of my five blog posts for UK Dementia Action Week 2018 (DAW2018).  This year Dementia Awareness Week is renamed Dementia Action Week to reflect the need for action for people affected by dementia rather than only focusing on awareness. In this…

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Action for dementia care and support – Communication and dementia

23/05/201817/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Welcome to the third of my five blog posts for UK Dementia Action Week 2018 (DAW2018).  This year Dementia Awareness Week is renamed Dementia Action Week to reflect the need for action for people affected by dementia rather than only focusing on awareness. In this…

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Action for dementia care and support – Being person and relationship centred

22/05/201817/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Welcome to the second of my five blog posts for UK Dementia Action Week 2018 (DAW2018).  This year Dementia Awareness Week is renamed Dementia Action Week to reflect the need for action for people affected by dementia rather than only focusing on awareness. In this…

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Action for dementia care and support – The basics of dementia

21/05/201817/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Welcome to the first of my five blog posts for UK Dementia Action Week 2018 (DAW2018).  This year Dementia Awareness Week is renamed Dementia Action Week to reflect the need for action for people affected by dementia rather than only focusing on awareness. In this…

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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

  • Resolve to challenge assumptions about independence 28/12/2022
  • What makes everything ok? 28/11/2022
  • Women’s raw deal on dementia 31/10/2022
  • Are you in the 15% or the 85%? 26/09/2022

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