Information sheet Palliative care Palliative care aims to give people reaching the end of their life the best quality care which meets their physical, emotional, spiritual and social needs.
Information sheet Getting help with caring for someone with dementia Guidelines which will help you cope with your caring role, and help you understand why it is so important that you look after yourself.
Information sheet Activities: a guide for carers of people with dementia This booklet is for those who care for a person with dementia and would like suggestions and information on planning daily activities.
Policy report Delivering Integrated Dementia Care: The 8 Pillars Model of Community This report sets out an integrated and comprehensive, evidence-based approach to supporting people with dementia living at home during the moderate to severe stages of the illness.
Information sheet Constipation and faecal impaction Constipation can be caused by a lack of dietary fibre, lack of fluids and lack of exercise or reduced mobility.
Information sheet Risk factors in dementia Many factors influence an individual’s risk of developing dementia.
Information sheet Anti-psychotic drugs: what to do if you are worried This information sheet lists some of the more common drugs used together with their possible side effects.
Information sheet Pain in dementia People with dementia may express their pain differently to people who don't have dementia.
Information sheet Making decisions about future treatment Setting out your preferences can help people to understand how you wish to be treated.
Information sheet Genetics and dementia Many people with dementia are concerned that their disease may have been inherited and that they may pass it on to their children.
