Dementia

Fundamental elements – basic tools Clearly there are a number of elements that are essentials for the provision of good, person centred dementia care. When we refer to ‘good’ we…

Doing with, not to While it may be a largely accurate statement to say that as most of the major dementias progress in both terms of time and severity the…

In our last blog we looked at many of the positive qualities that have been identified in carers that enhance wellbeing and lead to the conditions for good, positive, affirming…

This week we discuss how it is you, the caregiver, and the qualities you bring to the caregiving relationship, that define the ‘outcomes’ when we deliver care for someone living…

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has long been the standard bearer for evidence based best practice guidance for the National Health Service (NHS). Last year it…