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Sleep and dementia
A good night’s sleep is essential for both the person affected by dementia and also their carer.
Agitation in Dementia–what can you do?
When someone with dementia is agitated, you may need to ask for help.
Delusions in Dementia
Delusions in dementia can lead to stress, so find a way to avoid arguing about false beliefs using logic.
Behaviour changes in dementia
Most of the time dementia is a variation in normal behaviour, but there can be serious difficulties that you can prepare for.
Caring for dementia patients in acute hospitals
An acute hospital admission presents risks to a patient with dementia
Avoiding dementia. No one else is going to do it for you.
Walking to delay or prevent dementia
Dementia and anticipatory grief
Anticipatory or “pre-death” grief is when a loved one seems to have gone away, even before they die, because of the changes caused by dementia.