Tag: knowledge

Something to shout about for dementia carers

29/11/202129/11/2021 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

It’s often been said that knowledge is power, and I’ve always advocated that’s never been more true than for unpaid family carers. I’ve frequently thought it quite crazy that as a society we expect/accept/encourage family members, friends and neighbours to…

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Know a little more about dementia

21/09/202129/10/2021 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

The theme of this year’s World Alzheimer’s Month (or World Dementia Month as I prefer to call it) is #KnowDementia. The aim is to highlight the early signs and symptoms of dementia to enable people to get a more timely…

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Knowledge is power

26/10/202030/10/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on Knowledge is power

One of the loveliest parts of my work is being able to help people by sharing our experiences as a family, augmented by what I have learnt from my campaigning and consultancy in the 8+ years since my dad died.…

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Myths and lessons

21/09/201916/06/2020 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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What to do for ‘the best’

15/10/201817/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Last year I wrote a popular blog post entitled ‘Five things I wish I’d known before my dad’s dementia’. Point two was entitled ‘What to do for the best’ and said: “The great problem when my dad was living with…

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The forgotten workforce

11/06/201817/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

In all of the meetings I’ve attended about unpaid carers in the 6+ years since my own caring role for my dad ended, the most common themes have been: A) How do we identify carers? And B) How do we…

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Why are you a carer?

14/06/201718/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia4 Comments on Why are you a carer?

On the face of it this is a really simple question, yet it is one that can generate so much discussion. It’s something I’ve been asked a lot in the last few years in the context of, “Why did you…

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Five things I wish I’d known before my dad’s dementia

15/05/201708/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on Five things I wish I’d known before my dad’s dementia

I’ve lost count of the number of times people have asked me for tips and advice when dementia has come into their life. With more people than ever before now living with dementia, or knowing someone with dementia, it seems…

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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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Why don’t we listen to people with dementia?

20/07/201521/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Before I get into the substance behind the title I’ve chosen for this blog post, I first want to acknowledge that there are organisations who do listen to people with dementia, and organisations exclusively made up of people with dementia…

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An elephant never forgets… but sometimes humans do…

19/01/201523/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on An elephant never forgets… but sometimes humans do…

So here we are in 2015, with all the usual hopes for improvements in services and support for people with dementia and their families. It’s tempting to write my first blog of the year on what needs to happen to…

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Falling through the statistical net

29/09/201423/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on Falling through the statistical net

Statistics drive health and social care policy. If a condition, disease, treatment or care option doesn’t have a fairly alarming statistic attached to it, it is likely to be ignored.  Interestingly, however, I’ve only really learnt this since I began doing…

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Lessons from my virtual world

30/10/201327/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Earlier this month I experienced the Virtual Dementia Tour for the first time. Along with 24 people who work in social care, we went through the tour in pairs, with most of us then observing others on the tour. The…

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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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