Dementia

Caring for service users living with late-stage dementia is all about preserving dignity and promoting comfort and quality of life. The person may no longer be able to respond verbally,…

“Where words fail, music speaks” (Hans Christian Andersen)  Music stimulates more parts of the brain than any other human function (Mannes, 2011). There is clear potential in the power of…

This article was first published on The Carer Issue 60, pg 4  Visit The Carer here Alternatively, you can read the article below: Bees are as remarkable as they are…

I have to admit that I was skeptical when I was first approached by a company that was keen to show me their ‘Magic Table’. Is this another expensive piece…

You can now catch up on the webinar in partnership with Dementia, Care & Nursing Home Expo by our Dementia Care Champion, Jackie Pool on ”Therapeutic approaches: enabling people with…

One of my most powerful learning moments came as a newly qualified occupational therapist back in the 1980s, when I was working in North Wales in a small cottage hospital…

Fifty percent of people with dementia also suffer from depression (Alzheimer’s Society). This figure is likely to be much higher during the Coronavirus pandemic where isolation, disrupted routines and increased…

You may have heard of Five Ways to Wellbeing. Developed by the New Economics Foundation, it is a guide to actions we can all take to improve our physical and…