Haviland House leads the way in dementia care with 24/7 on-site nursing support

Town to hold events in support of Dementia Action Week

Thatcham is set to host two special community initiatives in support of Dementia Action Week.

Haviland House leads the way in dementia care with 24/7 on-site nursing support

Haviland House, the dedicated dementia care home from Worthing’s leading social care charity, Guild Care, continues to set the standard for dementia support in the area by directly employing qualified nurses on-site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The ‘yes, and’ approach to dementia care

When a person with dementia gets something fundamental wrong — the year it is, your relationship to them — it can be difficult to know what to do. Do you correct them and risk upsetting them? Is it a lie or unethical to go along with it? Ted Johnson, who chairs the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the Emory School of Medicine, says that playing along is not only OK; it’s often the best thing for both the patient and the caretaker.…

Imperial College London launches dementia network to support independent living - THIIS Magazine

Researchers at Imperial College London are to develop technologies to enable people living with dementia to live independently for longer.

Alberta dementia support groups provide help

As the numbers increase for older adults facing a diagnosis of dementia, negative stereotypes and stigma surrounding the disease remain strong. In Alberta, dementia support groups are working towards changing that. The Alzheimer’s Society estimates that 771,939  people in Canada are living with dementia, an umbrella term for a group of symptoms related to cognitive abilities, memory, thinking and behaviour.  Alzheimer’s disease is the most commo…

Addressed to caregivers and relatives of people with cognitive impairment, the association Galzheimer Care presented yesterday in Santiago the guide Solving behavior changes at home, by neurologist José Manuel Aldrey.