Dad and I enjoying the sunshine There were many occasions during my father’s nine years in three different care homes when I honestly wo...

One of the things I feel most passionately about in dementia care is the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications.   For many years th...

Whenever politicians are due to proclaim on issues of health or social care, my heart invariably sinks. Well intentioned though some may be,...

In everyday life we can often take being able to see, hear, smell, taste and touch for granted. Senses give context to the mundane, stir our...

Back at the start of D4Dementia I wrote about the importance of continuity of care for people with dementia . It cannot be over-emphasised j...

Ask most people caring for a loved one with dementia what they dread the most, and a common theme will probably be hospital admission. For s...

One of the features of living with dementia is the constant battle over what the mind can help the body to do. As the disease progresses abi...