Dementia care helped by new technology
While dementia is an awful condition, technology is now being employed in order to help patients suffering from the disorder. One of the major problems with dementia is the diagnosis. Dementia is a wide-ranging condition that often escalates before anyone realises. In short, it creeps up. Being able to diagnose the disorder early will help determine what dementia care is …
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Is dementia becoming a global pandemic?
Pandemics are usually reserved for viruses, but it seems that many experts think that dementia may be second only to cancer as a major worldwide medical problem. While on one hand this is rather unfortunate news, on the other hand the realisation that dementia care is something that needs to be considered globally is useful. As people live longer, especially …
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Retirement village with a difference
A growing trend in Britain is for retirees to sell their home and buy or rent a property in a retirement village. For many, this is a great excuse to start a new life. Many developments have a health unit on site, although generally speaking this is for medical disorders; however, a new development in Monmouthshire aims to change this. …
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New director appointed to Alzheimer’s Society
The Alzheimer’s Society, which works closely to aid people with dementia and who receive care both in facilities and care at home, has appointed Dr Doug Brown as its new director of research and development. Speaking about the appointment, Dr Brown said: “Alzheimer’s Society already has a hugely successful research programme and I’m very excited to have the opportunity to …
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Dementia does not have to mean the end of a fulfilling life
The Alzheimer’s Association has revealed research that has shown that people who are suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s can be helped to live a fulfilling life, even after diagnosis, by receiving care at home and in the community that utilises a multidisciplinary and co-ordinated approach to care. This has been proven to reduce the need for people to leave their …
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Alzheimer’s timeline established by American research
Research undertaken by international research partnership Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer’s Network (DIAN) has found that by using the medical history of patients from families with a history of Alzheimer’s it is possible to identify those people at risk and show a timeline that predicts the progression of the disease. Speaking about the findings and the research, the director of research at …
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Dementia patients given fake bus stop to help states of confusion
A care home in Mexborough has installed a fake bus stop in its grounds to aid with dementia care after a number of its residents became confused and disorientated and were insisting that they had to get the bus to get home or meet up with relatives. The bus stop, which was donated by the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive, …
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Doctors failing to diagnose dementia
A report has claimed that doctors are failing to spot the signs of dementia in patients, which is leading to a delay in starting vital dementia care and could be seriously impacting on the quality of life for many patients. The report, which was issued by MPs, highlighted how there are at least 800,000 people with dementia in the UK …
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Nurses to play games with dementia patients
In a bid to improve the quality of life for those suffering from dementia, nurses are to be taught how to play a range of board games with those people they are caring for in a bid to help relieve the need for the prescription of anti-psychotic medication. The scheme, which will be backed by the government, will also see …
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Making stairs safer for dementia patients
The environment directly affects patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia, so dementia care must involve making those surroundings safer and conducive to their situation. In fact, care at home must help give such patients a better quality of life. When a patient with Alzheimer’s or dementia remains in the home, there are many challenges, especially if there are stairs; the disease …
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