Tag: therapy

Without a song or dance, what are we?

05/02/201817/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on Without a song or dance, what are we?

One of the first blogs I ever wrote on D4Dementia, back in May 2012, was about music for people with dementia. It charted my dad’s love of music, how it became a vital communication tool in the latter years of…

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Doll therapy – Disrespectful or comforting?

07/03/201619/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on Doll therapy – Disrespectful or comforting?

One of the most controversial non-drug therapies for people with dementia is doll therapy. Before the work I do now, I knew this not as a ‘therapy’ but as the lady in my dad’s care home who occupied the room…

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Researching dementia

17/08/201520/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on Researching dementia

Last week statistics were released showing that during the last year 22,000 people took part in dementia research – a 60% rise – and that 10,000 people have signed up to Join Dementia Research. Research isn’t a topic that I’ve written about…

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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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Join the debate

02/10/201327/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on Join the debate

Back at the start of 2013 I published a blog detailing My Dementia Wish List for the year. Ten months later seems an appropriate time to revisit some of these goals and, looking forward to the G8 Dementia Summit in…

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Keep the faith

03/07/201328/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on Keep the faith

One of the first things to become bypassed in someone’s life as their dementia progresses and they become more reliant on social care can be their faith, beliefs or spirituality. This is often as a result of professionals caring for…

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Remember, remember

10/10/201202/07/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

The ‘good old days’ are often lovingly joked about as people get older. Wartime stories, tales of food shortages, working conditions, ‘make do and mend’, homes without technology and roads free of congestion can all seem very old-fashioned to my…

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A ‘can do’ attitude

05/09/201202/07/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Watching Paralympians you cannot help but be inspired by their ‘can do’ attitude. For these athletes, there is no barrier too great or no dream they cannot fulfil, which for a society that so often sees the negative before the…

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The sun is out!

25/07/201202/07/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

There were many occasions during my father’s nine years in three different care homes when I honestly wondered if having dementia was a byword for keeping people in captivity. Day after day, week after week, residents were kept cooped up…

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Singing from the same hymn sheet

24/05/201202/07/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on Singing from the same hymn sheet

Improving the quality of life for people with dementia, especially in the more advanced stages of the disease when they may have very limited communication or ability to do anything for themselves, is one of my biggest passions. Over 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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