One of the great myths around dementia is that it exists in isolation. If every person with dementia was only living with dementia and no other conditions, and they weren’t at more risk of developing other conditions during the course…
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The digestive balance
You know that feeling you get after a meal when you’ve eaten a bit too much and although you loved the meal you are wishing you had shown a bit more restraint? Commonly known as indigestion, something I suspect all…
Being a pain detective
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…