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Dementia / Elderly Parents / Health 11 Jan, 2019

7 easy ways to make your home dementia friendly

Take a look at our simple tips on making a home safer for someone with dementia. Whether you’ve got a loved one with dementia staying with you, or you’re looking for ways to help someone in their own home, these steps can help them live happily, safely and with dignity. We’re here to help. Call …

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Arthritis / Carer Tips / Health / Hip Replacement / Multiple sclerosis / Osteoporosis / Stroke 9 Jan, 2019

The 6 top bathing aids for elderly and disabled people

Stepping in the shower before work or enjoying a relaxing soak are things we take for granted – but for people with mobility difficulties, basic tasks such as bathing can be difficult or even dangerous. Here are our top picks for bathing aids, to help your loved one bathe or shower safely, comfortably and with …

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Brain Health / Dementia 9 Jan, 2019

Physical exercise for brain health

Most of us know that exercise is good for us. Every time a new year starts, we’re bombarded with information about the importance of a regular exercise regime to stay slim, fit and healthy. It’s true that exercise helps prevent obesity, hypertension, heart disease and type 2 diabetes – but a fit body can also …

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Alzheimer's Disease / Dementia 7 Jan, 2019

Tips for talking to people with dementia

These tips can help you avoid some of the frustrations and pitfalls of talking to people with dementia, and get the most out of your time together, and ultimately give your loved one the benefits of social interaction. When people with dementia are distressed or anxious, they’re more likely to wander or engage in other …

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Alzheimer's Disease / Brain Health 3 Jan, 2019

Music therapy and dementia

You may have seen videos of people in care homes listening to music and being temporarily transformed – previously uncommunicative people start to sing and clap, people with dementia can answer questions they couldn’t before. Clearly there’s something about music that affects the brain in a powerful way. So what is music therapy? Does it …

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Alzheimer's Disease / Brain Health / Dementia 19 Dec, 2018

Top five brain food books

A healthy diet is one of the key pillars of brain health – the food we eat fuels our bodies, and that includes the brain. Take a look at our five top picks for brain health focused food and diet books. We’ve chosen books grounded in science that can help you understand how your food …

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Brain Health / Dementia 10 Dec, 2018

How to reduce your dementia risk

We’re increasingly aware that we can impact our chances of developing dementia. It doesn’t have to be an ominous and inevitable part of ageing. There are some factors that are out of our control – for example, whether you carry the ApoE4 gene variant, or how many years of education you had in early life, …

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Brain Health / Dementia 5 Dec, 2018

Sleep, relaxation and brain health

Busy lives filled with work stresses and family tensions can make it difficult to get the rest and relaxation we need. It’s easy to focus on keeping our bodies fit and functioning, and neglecting the health of our brains. Brain health isn’t just about emotional wellbeing. It’s about protecting our brains from disease and dementia …

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Brain Health / Conditions / Dementia 3 Dec, 2018

What is a memory assessment service?

At the moment, there’s no cure for dementia – that makes catching it early all the more important. But where does ordinary forgetfulness end and dementia begin? That’s where a memory assessment service comes in. What is a memory assessment service? A memory assessment service (MAS) is a healthcare service with the aim of detecting …

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Brain Health / Dementia / News & Current Affairs 29 Nov, 2018

The limitations of dementia testing

The recent study published in the BMJ, led by the University of Exeter, has highlighted shortcomings in the tests most commonly used by GPs to diagnose dementia – the Mini-Mental State Examination, Memory Impairment Screen and the Animal Naming test. As many as a third of participants in the study were misdiagnosed by at least …

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