Information sheet Getting help with caring for someone with dementia Caring for someone with dementia can be a hard and demanding task. Try not to take on all the work and responsibility by 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.
Information sheet Continence management - advice for carers of people with dementia If the person with dementia has difficulties with continence there is a lot that can be done to help or even prevent the problem.
Information sheet Communicating with someone who has dementia: 12 helpful hints Dementia is an illness of the brain. which often affects memory first. A person with dementia may become confused about where they are, what day it is and who people are.
Information sheet Behavioural variant FTD (bvFTD) Behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), formerly known as Pick’s disease, is characterised by changes in personality and behaviour.
Information sheet Personal appearance & hygiene Keeping clean and suitably dressed is important to all of us. It affects how we feel about ourselves and how other people react to us.
Information sheet Travel and holidays Information for people with dementia who are considering travelling and for carers of people with 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 Money and legal matters It's important to put your financial and legal affairs in order as soon as possible.
Information sheet Aricept (donepezil hydrochloride) Donepezil hydrochloride (marketed as Aricept) is one of a group of three drugs for people with Alzheimer's disease called cholinesterase inhibitors.