Tag: independence

Supporting a person with dementia to keep busy

23/08/202130/09/2021 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

In the strange pandemic on/off lockdown world we’ve lived in for the past 18 months, maintaining focus on tasks and activities has, for many people, become really difficult. This isn’t a new feeling for many people with dementia, however, who…

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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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Home sweet home

13/11/201717/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on Home sweet home

I seem to have found myself quoting a particular statistic so much in the last few weeks that it is now imprinted in my mind: Alzheimer’s Society: Fix Dementia Care Homecare report  I include this stat in my dementia training…

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When behaviour changes…

18/09/201718/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Last week I began a series of roundtable sessions with the staff of one of my social care consultancy clients looking at changed behaviour for people who are living with dementia. The topics for discussion are pretty diverse, everything from…

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I need you

18/07/201702/07/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on I need you

In my 2013 blog post ‘What is dementia’ I focused on the symptoms of dementia, noting the following amongst my very long list of ways in which a person can be affected by dementia: “An increasing need for reassurance (someone…

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Routine, routine, routine

16/01/201718/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia6 Comments on Routine, routine, routine

With a New Year often comes resolutions to change our routines. Things we’ve always done, that perhaps aren’t so good for us, are intended to be banished in favour of routines that are healthier or that we perceive are better…

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Living with dementia in your own home

18/04/201619/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Whenever a report on dementia talks about what people with dementia want, enabling the person to remain in their own home for as long as possible usually features pretty highly. A diagnosis of dementia should never mean that you have…

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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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Repetition, repetition, repetition

26/10/201519/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on Repetition, repetition, repetition

One of the symptoms of dementia that those around the person with dementia find most difficult to cope with is repetition. Families and professionals alike often express frustration, leading onto exasperation, which often ends in irritation and possibly even an…

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Reablement for people with dementia

30/03/201522/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on Reablement for people with dementia

As we approach Easter, a time associated with rebirth, new life, possibility and opportunity, I have found myself thinking about how this correlates with the experience of living with dementia. Historically, a diagnosis of dementia has been seen as a…

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A helping hand

24/11/201423/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on A helping hand

When a loved one is living with dementia, it is inevitable that a time will come when they will need additional help and support. A person with dementia may be very resistant to any intervention from any individual, and who…

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On the move

20/01/201426/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

For everyone who is fortunate enough to be able to move around independently, I would estimate that most take that for granted. Likewise, I would suggest that one of the key ideas people have about ageing is that immobility is…

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Risk verses reward

21/08/201328/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on Risk verses reward

I’m not quite sure when it happened, but it seems that wrapping human beings up in cotton wool has become a habit that many individuals and organisations are struggling to get out of. Prime candidates for this approach are anyone who…

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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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