Mum lost her leg about the time dementia really started to grip. A friend told her that she could get a new artificial leg and then she...

·It reminds them of when they were younger with children of their own. You see the person who has dementia sit during the day and cradle...

I'm told that I need to talk slowly and repeat what I say so the person who has dementia can understand. But I don't always do that. I...

Have you noticed that people stop talking to someone with dementia. I see care staff with a person who has dementia and nothing is said....

A woman in her 60s painted this when she had dementia. She is one of a few who become artists after developing dementia. She was truly...

This is a supernova but it looks like a brain to me. To me it is the brain of a person with fronto temporal dementia (FTD). Sometimes...

Some carers in care homes have limited English. If they have just enough English to pass a course they can get a job. They can be good...

I've sat in on training in elder abuse. It is very formal because of course this is a serious subject. The trainer talks about the law,...

It isn't just the carers and nurses who care for the elderly in care. The cleaner, the person doing the laundry etc. get to know the...

I sat down on a garden seat and a person came and sat next to me. At first she was hesitant. She said that she forgot things. I said I...

There are so many different people who become carers. Some do it because of the money (little as it is). Some were nurses in their own...

Why is there so much elder abuse? Many countries train care staff about elder abuse. Often it is a compulsory training. Why does it not...

Have you noticed when talking to a person at a certain stage of dementia that they can't get their words out? You can see the...

The recent media story about a Middlesbrough care home and a resident sitting on the toilet for 3 hours is alarming. Other problems were...