Be able to promote positive interactions with individuals with dementia
Watch ‘Communicating with people living with dementia’ produced by BUPA UK.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Dementia and language’ from the Alzheimer's Society.
- ‘Using Reality Orientation in Alzheimer's and Dementia’ on the Very Well Health website
- ‘Validation Therapy for people with dementia’ from the Bettal Quality Consultancy website
- ‘Reminiscence for people with dementia’ from the Social Care Institute for Excellence
- ‘How to communicate with a person with dementia’ from the Alzheimer's Society.
- ‘Coping with dementia behaviour changes’ from the NHS
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click to read an article titled ‘Non-pharmacological interventions in dementia’ which was written by Simon Douglas, Ian James and Clive Ballard. This article discusses the importance of pursuing non-pharmacological treatments first when treating dementia patients, and provides examples of alternative therapies that can prove effective.
- The Care Watch website has an article on ‘Reminiscing activities for dementia’.
- ‘Dementia support: understanding and responding to distressed behaviour’ is an article from the NI Direct website. Read through this information and research similar organisations for help and support in your own home nation.
- This section of the Social Care Institute for Excellence’s website is on ‘Communicating well with a person with dementia’.
- Click on the link to read ‘Wellbeing for life: Validation and reality orientation’ from the Macintyre Charity.
- Think And Challenge
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