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Food for Thought: The Dining Experience and Dementia
May 28, 2019
This month I visited a care home to observe residents over lunchtime to see if I could offer any advice to improve the overall dining experience and encourage those…
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Emotional Needs and Difficult Behaviour in Dementia Care
April 9, 2019
Behaviours of concern in dementia care are known under many different terms; behaviours that challenge, inappropriate behaviour, problem behaviour, unacceptable behaviour and many more. The behaviours can include wandering, agitation, physical…
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Life History – What’s the Story?
April 9, 2019
When I visited my mum this week, she’s been a bit down in the dumps lately. she started to tell me about how the dark nights during the war were…
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The Value of Routines in Dementia Care
March 12, 2019
Routines are things that happen regularly, often daily such as washing, dressing, eating, reading the newspaper and going for a walk. Health experts encourage us to go to bed and…
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The Serious Benefits of Laughter for People living with Dementia
March 12, 2019
The benefits of laughter have been recognised for a long time. We know it is a good stress reliever. Laughter helps to break down barriers, lighten the mood and make…
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Dementia: I’m Not Going in a Home!
February 12, 2019
As a community Occupational Therapist, the main reason for clients reluctance to see me was their fear that I would be suggesting they needed to go into residential care. I…
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Meaningful Activities for Moderate to Severe Dementia
February 12, 2019
There seems to have been a lot in the news recently about the benefits of activities for people with dementia. As an OT this always makes me prick my ears…
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BBC Drama: Care – Care Workers Perspective
January 29, 2019
Did you watch “Care” the BBC drama, screened in December, starring Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman? It certainly caused a bit of a stir and highlighted the failings in our…
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