10 Top Memory Tactics
By Jane Verity ©Dementia Care International 1. Avoid saying, ‘Do you remember?’ 2. Always tell a story about the event that you’d like the person…
Category: Library
Welcome to the Spark of Life Library. Our Spark of Life Articles cover many aspects of the social & emotional care of people with dementia. They are written in easy to read language to assist in the everyday support of people with dementia.
3 Powerful Myths about Dementia
By Jane Verity ©Dementia Care International Several powerful myths exist about dementia – 3 in particular can stand in the way of improvement and are…
A Beer or Two is Good for You!
By Ruth Cilento, MB BS DBM DAc FACNEM ©Dementia Care International Beer! The good brown ale! Did you know that properly brewed and taken in…
A Changing View – New Insights into People with Dementia & their Care (Community story)
Community Article By Chris Bell ©Dementia Care International A sudden and devastating stroke took a growing conviction that my mother-in-law had dementia to a definite…
A Doll Therapy Project (Community story)
Community Article by Lyn Reid of Hepburn Health Service ©Dementia Care International Lyn shares the results of her project using doll therapy in aged care…
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A Doorway to the Present
By E. Joy Bowles, BSc ©Dementia Care International Memories of past events can be triggered by smells and certain essential oils can be used to…