Dementia Aware: what you need to know about caring for someone in the final stage of dementia Research indicates, that following diagnosis, the average life expectancy of a person living with dementia is approximately five to ten years depending on the type and severity of the dementia. Over time,
Each year several people are faced with the reality of living with a mental illness. That is why the month of May is designed to encourage people to talk about a subject that often has a stigma attached to it, so those who need help can get help. On
Self-harm or Non-Suicidal Self Injury (NSSI) is a deliberate, self-inflicted injury to body tissue resulting in damage, but without any suicidal intent. The injury can be superficial e.g. skin tear, bruising or can be disfiguring with subsequent scarring to skin. There is some debate amongst healthcare professionals about whether
Dementia Aware: what you need to know about communicating with a person with dementia Communication is an inherent mutual activity and we cannot be truly in relationship with others if we are not communicating with them. When communicating with people with dementia, caregivers need the flexibility to be able to
