What is Sundowning? Dementia Care

What is Sundowning? Dementia Care

What is Sundowning? Dementia Care Sundowning is a term that you will often hear used in relation to individuals who are living with dementia. It is a set of symptoms and behaviours which typically begin each day, as the light begins to fade (hence the name...
Keeping Active: Benefits of Exercise in Older Adults

Keeping Active: Benefits of Exercise in Older Adults

Keeping Active: Benefits of Exercise in Older Adults We are now halfway through January. This is the time when the motivation of a New Year begins to dwindle and resolutions fall by the wayside. For those of you over the age of 65, who pledged to be more active this...
Keeping Warm: Pensioners Missing Out on Vital Discounts

Keeping Warm: Pensioners Missing Out on Vital Discounts

Keeping Warm: Pensioners Missing Out on Vital Discounts Last winter 17,000 deaths were attributed to cold housing conditions, a report has found. This is almost double the number of people who died during the previous winter. A large number of these deaths will have...
How to Help the Elderly Feel Less Alone This Christmas

How to Help the Elderly Feel Less Alone This Christmas

How to Help the Elderly Feel Less Alone This Christmas John slowly gets up from the table, clutching his plate in one hand and his walking stick in the other. Thoughts of his wife Gladys running through his mind; Fifteen years since she passed and he still misses her...
Christmas Gift Ideas for Someone with Alzheimer’s or Dementia

Christmas Gift Ideas for Someone with Alzheimer’s or Dementia

Christmas Gift Ideas for Someone with Alzheimer’s or Dementia Finding Christmas gift ideas can be tricky at the best of times. Finding gifts for a loved one who has a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or dementia can create an entirely different challenge. Gifts...

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