by Jane Mullins | Aug 18, 2022 | A Diagnosis of Dementia What Now?, blog, How to Communicate and Stay Connected, How to Reduce Stress & Agitation, Personal Care & Care Planning, What About Me, the Caregiver?
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...
by Jane Mullins | Mar 3, 2018 | Altered States, blog, Changing Roles and relationships, How Dementia Affects Communication, How to Communicate and Stay Connected, How to Reduce Stress & Agitation, What is Dementia?
Hallucinations, Delusions and Misperceptions Sometimes dementia can cause a person to experience a different reality to our own, this may include seeing, hearing, tasting or smelling something that isn’t present (hallucinations), inability to recognise objects,...
