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Be able to promote positive interactions with individuals with dementia

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This video from the Social Care Institute for Excellence is titled ‘Dementia and sensory loss: Video introduction’ and looks at the importance of finding out if a person living with dementia has sight loss, hearing loss or both. Only when these conditions are managed can carers communicate and support the person to live as well as possible.

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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.

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