What is a dementia cafe. Or memory cafe as it is sometimes known? Who is a dementia cafe for and what can I expect from a dementia cafe? A dementia cafe is where people can meet up with others that may me in a similar situation to yourself, either suffering from a form of dementia or...
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Bed Leaving Sensor Mat – Alarm Mat
Help Move a Person More Easily With a Swivel...
If you are a carer looking after somebody with limited movement it can be...
Independent Living Home Monitors for the Home
Caring for an elderly person, parent or family member can be time consuming, especially...
Can a Blood Test Detect Alzheimer’s Disease?
There is new research that suggests there could be a link between high homocysteine levels...
Bed Leaving Sensor Mat – Alarm Mat
Wireless alarm kit for the floor next to the bed. Lets you know when...
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Is a Character on Coronation Street Going to Develop Dementia?
Rumour has it that Coronation Street is about to involve a storyline where a character of the street will develop dementia. But which character will it be? We don’t want to speculate to much on the name of the person in the street who will have the story lines but it most certainly will...
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Bed Leaving Sensor Mat – Alarm Mat
Wireless alarm kit for the floor next to the bed. Lets you know when a person is leaving the bed. When they put a foot onto the mat an alarm rings. Can also be used for knowing when a person is entering or leaving the house if placed by a door or used on...
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Mobile Phones with Big Buttons for People With Dementia
Easy dial mobile phone with big buttons and large screen. This big button mobile phone has extra large buttons and is easily programmable to allow easy dialing of telephone numbers for an elderly person or a person with limited vision. You can put family, friends or carers names next to the large number buttons on the mobile phone...
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Automatic Pill Dispenser
Pivotell Automatic Pill Dispenser Review This Automatic Pill Dispenser with it’s enhanced functionality and proven reliability, is the preferred choice among professional care agencies within the NHS and local authority social services. It can be easily filled and programmed by the user, relative, carer or pharmacist to dispense pills up to 28 times a...
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Photograph Telephone Keypad for People with Dementia
Big Button Corded Telephone Review If you or a family member suffer from memory loss, dementia or are visually impaired and keep forgetting people’s telephone numbers then this big button telephone product is ideal for you. The corded telephone has extra large buttons making it easy for dialling of telephone numbers if a person is visually impaired or...
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Painkillers Better Than Antipsychotic Drugs?
Questions have been raised about the use of antipsychotic drugs in dementia sufferers in a new report by Norwegian and British researchers. Patients could be better treated with painkillers says the study. The report has been published on the BMJ website and found painkillers significantly cut agitation in dementia patients. Agitation is a common dementia...
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Cut hospital beds to free up funds for dementia care
From BBC news 12/07/11 The number of NHS hospital beds should be cut across the UK by at least 10% in order to free up funds for dementia care, a cross-party group of MPs and peers says. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia says this would free £1bn that would be better spent on...
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Can you stay calm and relaxed for just 2 minutes?
Its difficult to stay calm and relaxed at times and especially so if you are suffering from dementia. So why not take this simple online test. I have to admit that it took me 3 attempts before I actually sat there for 2 whole minutes. You can even go back to it at times when you feel you...
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Glen Campbell has Alzheimer’s and is Retiring from Music
The music industry is loosing one of its much loved country musicians to Alzheimers, Glenn Campbell has announced he has the disease and will retire from public life before the illness gets worse. The singer was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease 6 months ago and plans a series of farewell tour’s later in the year begining...
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