In my collaborative #BanBPSD campaign, today I’d like to talk about wandering. This term, along with ALL of the other negative labels in the BPSD guidelines, must become part of the list of words NOT to use in dementia language guidelines. My lovely BUB found and bought this lapel badge for me recently… I’d really…
It is Day 4 of Dementia Awareness Week in the UK, although I am almost a day ahead of them, and so my blogs are being read ahead of time there! However, this topic seems pertinent to write about again for this particular week. it is, of course, is on whether we should focus on behaviour…
I’ve read a lot of articles, tweets and blogs in the last few months about how to manage ‘wandering’ of people with dementia. Just for a change (!!!) I’ll be very up front here, and say they are annoying me greatly. When I go walking, even if I get lost, I am not a wanderer……
My days are starting to look a bit like this! I do a lot of walking around in circles, up and down the stairs to the bedroom, back to the office or kitchen, wondering why. If I was a resident in aged care, I would be labelled as wandering, rather than a person simply looking for something…
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