Alzheimer's Disease - What is it? What does it look like? How long can you live with it? In this blog we cover everything you need to know about this condition.
What Is Frontotemporal Dementia?
What Is Dementia?
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Dementia: How to Reduce the Risk and Frequently Asked Questions
The number of people living with dementia is staggering. Every 3 seconds, this disease impacts another person! In 2020, 55 million sufferers worldwide were recorded, nearly double what we had just 20 years ago. It is targeted to reach 78 million by 2030.
Our aged loved ones play a significant role and are an essential part of our communities. They provide us with a sense of warmth, love, and trust, as well as wisdom and knowledge to guide coming generations. So it’s no wonder we want to provide them with the right care, support and treatment, so their quality of life continues to be the best it can be.
In this blog, we talk about these mental health issues, dementia, and how to reduce the risk.
Mixed Dementia: Causes, Progression & Managing The Effects
Vascular Dementia: Symptoms, Causes & Diagnosis
Part 1 of our Focus On Dementia series: Vascular dementia
Mental and cognitive problems that cause difficulties in reasoning, planning, judgement, memory and other thought processes are known as vascular dementia. These problems come about because of brain damage and impaired blood flow to the brain.
Discover the symptoms, causes and diagnosis for vascular dementia here.
The Importance Of Home Care Services For Your Loved One Following A Hospital Visit
Every health care professional is concerned about the well-being of their patients, especially when they are discharged from hospital. Usually, one of the family members takes responsibility to care for their loved one, but over time it can be overwhelming. This can result in it being emotionally draining and possibly change the relationship between you both.
Read more here
How To Support A Loved One With Dementia Over Christmas
How To Talk To Someone With Dementia?
Dementia affects each patient differently, so it’s important to communicate with them in the right way for them. It’s key to listen carefully to your loved one and take time to process what they have said before you respond to them. You can also have meaningful nonverbal communication with someone diagnosed with dementia.
Here you can learn a few tips on how to better communicate with your loved one suffering from vascular dementia, mixed dementia, lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia or Alzheimer's disease.
Why Is Early Diagnosis Of Dementia Important?
The early diagnosis of dementia is key to delay the rapid progression of the disease. It is a life-changing condition that can cause distress and sadness to those diagnosed with it. However, for many people, the diagnosis comes as a relief for them and their families because now they can finally start treatment and reach out for care and support to improve their quality of life.
Read our guide for more information on why early diagnosis of dementia is important.
Read our blog on how you can help your loved one with fall prevention.
Top Tips For Preventing Falls
Fall-related injuries can be a threat to the health of your aged loved ones and it can hamper their independence and knock their confidence. However, falls should not become a common occurrence with age. Your loved one can reduce the chance of falling following the below proven ways to reduce the likelihood of falls.
Read our blog on how you can help your loved one with fall prevention.
Your Guide To Sensory Impairment Care
When your loved one’s sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste, or spatial awareness stops working as it should, it’s known as sensory impairment. Sensory impairments are common in a number of people that already have partially sight and hearing loss.
The sensory loss (such as hearing or sight) can lead to your loved one finding it tricky to communicate with others. It can also cause them distress and frustration in their daily life. In this blog we discuss the functionality of care at home and how it helps sensory impairement.
7 Stages Of Lewy Body Dementia
The term dementia is an umbrella word for various progressive neurological disorders. These disorders affect the brain function of the individual. There are over 200 subtypes but the most common causes of dementia are vascular dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, frontotemporal dementia, and mixed dementia.
This affects millions of people around the globe, with most patients being the elderly. The different types of dementia have varying symptoms and severity.
In this article we shine the spotlight on Lewy Body Dementia to really understand what it is, the stages involved and what support is available.
Top Tips For Managing Tough Emotions As A Caregiver
Caring for an elderly loved one can be a stressful challenge that often takes it’s toll on your health. But only part of that stress comes from juggling day-to-day tasks, a large contributor is the strong emotions that naturally come with ongoing caregiving.
To help reduce stress, it’s important to recognise the tough emotions you’re likely to face and what you can do about it.
Dementia or Mental Illness — How to Tell the Difference
What Is Domiciliary Care?
Abney & Baker, a domiciliary care company in Melksham and West Wiltshire, delivers home care services to help residents achieve household tasks or everyday tasks that they are no longer able to manage on their own. With the help of domiciliary care providers in your local area, your loved ones can achieve independent living while still living in the comfort of their homes.
Parkinson’s Disease: Symptoms and Diagnosis
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that hinders movement. This disorder affects the neurons in part of the brain called substantia nigra. The symptoms of this progressive nervous system disorder develop over the years and vary from person to person.
In this article we shed light on the symptoms, how it is diagnosed, causes and living with Parkinson’s.
6 Ways To Reduce Dementia Sundowning Symptoms
Many people with Alzheimer’s or dementia can become increasingly confused, anxious and agitated later in the day. They may also have disrupted or restless sleep.
These are typical ‘sundowning’ symptoms which can be tricky to manage. They can be stressful for the whole family, so we’ve pulled together some useful information on why this behaviour happens and ways to reduce and manage the symptoms.
