The author reports on a scheme in West Yorkshire which is helping people with dementia recall their past and retain their identity. More than 60 people from two care homes and two day centers too part in the scheme which used memory boxes filled with mementos and memorabilia.
The author reports on a scheme in West Yorkshire which is helping people with dementia recall their past and retain their identity. More than 60 people from two care homes and two day centers too part in the scheme which used memory boxes filled with mementos and memorabilia.
An 87-year-old women in frail health and prone to memory lapses insists that she wants to live at home, against the advice of health staff. This article reports on the efforts of social care staff to ensure she was able to return home.
An 87-year-old women in frail health and prone to memory lapses insists that she wants to live at home, against the advice of health staff. This article reports on the efforts of social care staff to ensure she was able to return home.
Subject terms:
home care, memory, older people, case studies, community care;
Two care professionals discuss with the author the case of an 83-year-old woman with cognitive impairment who lived alone. They discuss how they handled the case when she became a danger to herself and could no longer live alone by ensuring she had family and agency support.
Two care professionals discuss with the author the case of an 83-year-old woman with cognitive impairment who lived alone. They discuss how they handled the case when she became a danger to herself and could no longer live alone by ensuring she had family and agency support.
Subject terms:
independence, memory, nutrition, older people, risk, social services, case studies, families;