Time for us girls – A Pam Ayres’ poem
Time for us girls I’m normally a social girl I love to meet my mates But lately with the virus here We can’t go out the gates. You see,…
Helping family carers support people living with dementia
“that which isn’t good for hives, isn’t good for the bee” Marcus Arelius, Mediation, 6:54 Reading through Dr Genge’s blog post here, I could not but think about the huge…
Staying physically distant from others but socially connected
I have worked with Keith Oliver since 2014 when we first met at what was to become the ALWAYs group, an advisory group for the IDEAL study. Keith is one…
‘This has been a massive change to our circumstances’: a carer’s account
Margaret is a carer for her uncle who lives with vascular dementia. As someone who is considered to be ‘vulnerable’ she is no longer able to visit her uncle. This…
How coronavirus is affecting my life: A personal account
Michael, one of our Experts by Experience tells us a little bit about himself and how social isolation due to the corona virus outbreak is affecting him: I am living…
The impact of the coronavirus strategy for people with dementia who live alone
There are certain groups in society for whom the current strategy for dealing with coronavirus does not appear to cater very effectively. One of these groups is people with dementia…
Supporting someone with dementia when they need care in the emergency department: Some practical tips
The possibility of a loved one with dementia needing treatment in the emergency department can provoke anxiety. This can be a challenge at the best of times, but COVID-19 heightens…
Supporting people living with dementia during the coronavirus outbreak
Keeping the brain active During the current coronavirus pandemic, we have been wanting to raise everyone’s awareness around the particular issues for people living with dementia and their families and…
Whose quality of life is it?
Dr Yu-Tzu Wu, a research associate at King’s College London, and Dr Catherine Quinn, a lecturer at the Centre of Applied Dementia Studies, and colleagues from the IDEAL programme have…
Yorkshire Slow Learning – A sabbatical at the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies
So, what did you learn? I should be prepared for the most obvious question after a 2-month sabbatical at the world famous Centre for Applied Dementia Studies (CADS), but I…