It is very clear that we have a massive recruitment problem within social care and the NHS, so much so, that we are having to turn to further shores to staff our care homes and hospitals and to care for people in their own homes. The importance here in recruiting and...
The term for being able to control the bladder and bowel is known as continence. Going to the toilet involves a series of complex stages that require memory, dexterity and mobility. A person living with dementia may have difficulties with staying continent for many...
Connections My background begins with connection. I trained as a nurse in the 1980s and spent much of that time caring with people who struggled to communicate due to stroke, dementia or other brain related conditions. For some reason, I was really drawn to these...
It is it, it is me, I am still me……..somewhere. I’m glad you came because I’d forgotten about these places (Georgia, living with Alzheimer’s disease) Dementia is a progressive condition that can affect a person’s emotions and thinking abilities and is often viewed in...
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