Being heard

A person’s voice has greater chance of being heard when connected to the voice of others in similar circumstances, and very often, the closer the similarity the stronger the voice. For people with dementia and the family members who support them or other support people such as neighbours or friends, this has given rise to organisations…

Engaging people with dementia

I often ponder on the various activities and forms of ‘behaviour management’ or recreation offered to people with dementia in the community, and then in residential care homes. Why not go skydiving, dancing or fishing instead of playing Bingo…  I’d be happy to spend it on that! I suspect it is likely the reason activities such…