You could call him right now and ask him what the date is, and he wouldn’t be able to recall it for you,” the son said of his 80-year-old father.
Home Instead Louth is set to introduce an innovative approach to care giver training with the arrival of an immersive “dementia bus” at its premises on Monday September 30. This state-of-the ...
People will be able to attempt everyday tasks wearing goggles to replicate sensory overload on the virtual dementia tour bus A tour bus where people wear goggles and spiky insoles to simulate ...
An OAP has revealed she is forced to travel more than 260 miles to visit her dementia-suffering husband because there is no care available ... I won't stop visiting you". 'We just want Brian ...
Along with the diagnosis, Alex was told he had to immediately stop driving and retire ... the hard work and heartache of taking care of someone with dementia. They’d wanted my 50-something ...
Two brothers in their twenties, at risk of developing early dementia, have said they will not stop fundraising until they have contributed £1m towards research for a cure. Jordan and Cian Adams ...
Some evidence suggests melatonin may help improve sleep-wake cycles, sundowning symptoms, and cognitive performance in people with dementia, but more research is necessary. Melatonin is a hormone ...
A former nurse selling home-made jams and chutneys has raised more than £11,000 for dementia care at Kent hospitals. Sue Threadingham began fundraising for East Kent Hospitals Charity’s ...
Only recently, however, have scientists begun to find that cognitive impairment and dementia are also afflicting ... so responders and survivors get the care they need. “We pushed for robust ...
Ben Franklin once famously quipped we shouldn’t put off until tomorrow that which we can do today. Sage advice in general but particularly true for families with aging loved ones, or families ...
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