This category will provide you with articles and practical tips to enable you to keep your own ‘spark’ alight while you support a person with dementia.
Providing a caring, happy and fulfilling environment for a person with dementia can be both challenging and rewarding. It also requires energy and patience coupled with forming a supportive partnership between professional and family carers and the person with dementia.
It is vital that carers nurture their own wellbeing to ensure the best quality of life for everyone involved.
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…
By Jane Verity ©Dementia Care International Have you ever found yourself thinking, ‘If only John would stop his continuous repetitive questions, it would be…
Member article By Jane Verity © Dementia Care International Providing a caring, happy and fulfilling environment for a person with dementia can be both challenging…
Community story By Paddy Spruce © Dementia Care International Paddy Spruce CSP, internationally known speaker, MC and corporate trainer, shares the insight he gained into…
Public article By Jane Verity © Dementia Care International Have you ever: corrected a person with dementia only to end up in a heated argument?…
By Jane Verity © dementiacareinternational Issues surrounding money are a common occurrence for people who have dementia and their carers, often resulting in frustration for…