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Dementia Care: The Social Services and Well-being Act 2014
September 23, 2015
The Challenges of Dementia In my last blog, I considered the cost to society of caring for our older citizens with cognitive deficits caused by dementia, and also my own…
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A basic ‘primer’ on biological aspects of a dementia – pt. three
October 1, 2014
A few weeks ago we began to look at some of the biological causes of dementia. In particular we singled out the primary dementias and concentrated on DAT, and then…
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Dementia Care: A Basic ‘Primer’ on Biological Aspects of a Dementia – pt. two
August 4, 2014
Last week we began to look at some of the biological causes of dementia, in particular we singled out the primary dementias and concentrated on DAT. The week before we…
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Dementia Care: A Basic ‘Primer’ on the Symptoms of Dementia
July 25, 2014
Last week we began to look at some of the biological aspects of a dementia. In particular we singled out the primary dementias and looked at memory; memory systems and…
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Dementia Care: A Brief Look at Memory
July 21, 2014
The content of our last three blogs, and the theme running through the last six months, has been that people living with a dementia, at all stages of the major…
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Dementia Care: Can the ‘arts’ prove successful as part of caring for someone living with a dementia? Part 3
July 11, 2014
Last week we looked at a theory, based in the biological realm, that suggests at certain ‘stages’ within the more destructive dementias, the person would indeed receive none too little…
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Dementia Care: Can the ‘arts’ prove successful as part of caring for someone living with a dementia? – Part 2
July 7, 2014
Last week we began to take a look at creative art, or higher arts, such as – classical music, painting, literature etc. When the areas of the brain designed to…
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Dementia Care: Can the ‘Arts’ Prove Successful as Part of Caring for Someone Living With a Dementia?
June 27, 2014
This week we begin to take a look at the controversy that arises when we discuss the creative art, and higher arts the great works of classical music, painting, literature…
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