Contents
- A cross-section
- Dementia and Delirium
- Talks
- Brain food quiz
1 A cross-section
- Historically, dementia was managed as a mental illness, however, in recent years there has been a shift towards its management as a long term condition. This presents an opportunity to diagnose and manage people in community settings, and to provide support to enable people and their carers to manage their own condition and maintain their independence. source 7.1
- Technically speaking there is no such disease as dementia. The term dementia actually refers to a group of symptoms that accompany certain diseases or conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease. ... Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia but there over 200 variants here
- Dementia is not a disease in itself. Dementia is a word used to describe a group of symptoms that occur when brain cells stop working properly. here here + source
- Dementia is a brain disorder that affects communication and performance of daily activities and Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia that specifically affects parts of the brain that control thought, memory and language. source
- Add to the 200 variants a host of other forms of dementia, many of which you will read about.This page can only serve as an introduction and a limited menu. Look on any item you read as hors d'oeuvre. The aim is to whet your appetite.
- FAQs here
- Families The 2004 study aimed to identify the specific problems faced by the families of older people with dementia and to explore the effectiveness of services in alleviating them. here p 18
- Statistics According to the Alzheimer’s Society there are already more than 800,000 people with dementia in the UK and that number is set to double over the next 35 years. here
- Six in 10 older carers who provide 50 or more hours of (non-dementia-specific) care a week say their health is not good. see Relying on family and friends here
- 68.8% of older carers say that being a carer has an adverse effect on their mental health. see Older carers here
- There are around seven million carers in the UK – that is one in ten people. This is rising. Of all the UK’s carers, 11% care for people with dementia. Up to 1.5 million people in the UK care for someone with mental ill health. here Taking the lowest result within shaky data and it's still an undesirable picture.
- Want to talk about dementia? here
- Dementia Revealed What Primary Care Needs to Know - essential reading here.
- Did you know? Alzheimer's Disease is the most common form of dementia. here
- Types of dementia here
- Dementia By Day here
- Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet here USA but offers interesting reading
- The Dementia Umbrella here
- What happened to senile dementia? here Google . . .
- . . . But . . . What is Senility? here Overview
- NHS Choices here
- Coping with the Early Stages of Dementia - A Guide for people worried about Memory and Cognitive Problems or those recently diagnosed with Dementia. here
- A diagnosis of dementia can be frightening for those affected by the syndrome . . here 9 here
- Where dementia is present, the degree of frailty usually corresponds to the degree of dementia -: 3 here
- Dementia variants - FTD here
- 10 things you need to know about dementia here
- Cognitive stimulation therapy for dementia here
- Dementia: through their eyes - a useful resource although £ info out of date. here
- Carers at the heart of 21st‑century families and communities here Panel 4 at Carers who have no one to turn to here. See foot of the page here.
- Dementia becomes Britain’s biggest killer here.
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Talks
3.1 Pathways
Those who pursue the long route to creating a DMC are likely to be required to undertake a series of talks:
Informative "Understanding Dementia" meetings
- Intro to the dementia syndrome
- Different types of dementia
- Coping with behaviour problems - three sessions, one of which is a film
- Medication
- Modifications in living situation
- The grieving process
- Legal and ethical aspects
Those who pursue the shorter route by creating a DIY DMC can elect to receive talks of their choice.
3.2 Dementia Champions here
