Stories
Supporting people living with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and their families – Supporting Stuart
Health Psychologist Alison explains how she has supported Stuart and his family to understand and manage life with Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)
Smita’s and Urvashi’s experience of supporting their mum in hospital
Smita and Urvashi share their difficult experiences of their mum going into hospital.
They explain what happened, how being in hospital has affected their mum’s dementia and suggest ways hospitals might become more dementia aware to better support people living with dementia and their families.
Martin’s story – Living with Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA)
Martin shares his experience of living with a rare form of dementia, how it affects him, and how he continues to live well.
Racheal’s story – Supporting people living with dementia
…the key element of good care for me is kindness, both toward yourself as a human being affected by others’ difficulties and toward the person with dementia and everyone around them
How sport helps Peter keep physically and mentally healthy
I am pleased that professional sport is coming on board and making a difference for people with dementia to enjoy watching sport again.
Maxine’s experience of her dementia diagnosis and planning for her future
In her own words, Maxine shares the story of what her recent diagnosis means to her, and how she plans to live her life going forward
Neil’s story
For many older gay people, life is very challenging, even in these more enlightened times.
How Kendra helped her uncle to understand his dementia diagnosis
Kendra tells us why getting a formal dementia diagnosis was so important to her and her uncle, and how she was able to explain vascular dementia might affect him.
Why does culturally diverse dementia support matter?
Diversity We are a culturally and ethnically diverse nation. We have both well-established and...
Dementia services, COVID and moving forward
Several local and national lockdowns have meant that many dementia support services have had to...
Margaret makes professionals aware of her dad’s dementia
Margaret tells healthcare professionals her dad has dementia to help him get the best care and...
Cheryl and David challenge negative stereotypes about dementia
Cheryl and her husband David found their own way to challenge negative views about dementia and...
Music for Dementia
About Music for dementia Music for Dementia is a national campaign calling for music to be...
Bill comes to terms with his wife’s dementia diagnosis
Bill’s wife Jo was recently diagnosed with dementia. They are a couple in their 60’s and live a...
