How to Help a Person with Dementia Live Life to the Full – Practical Advice
Dementia is not considered as a disease. It is a collection of symptoms caused by many diseases and conditions that affect a persons social and thinking abilities.
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Anxious, Agitated or Distressed – A Person with Dementia Can Be Anxious and Agitated Why….?
Anxious, agitated or distressed behaviour may be a manifestation of frustration, boredom, fear, confusion, pain, or an inability to ask for help.
How to Create a Person Centred Nursing Care Plan
The main aim of any Care Plan is to ensure there is a comprehensive guide to the care which an individual or his or her relative or representative, has agreed to receive.
‘Smart drug’ taken by one in four students really does boost performance
Modafinil is currently available on NHS as a treatment for narcolepsy but surveys have suggested that a fifth of university students use it to enhance performance for revising and exams after it was linked to improved cognition.
Depression is not contagious but an upbeat mood is, say scientists
Sad friends will not bring you down but upbeat moods are contagious a new study has shown.
Three care home workers convicted of ill-treating 99-year-old dementia sufferer who suffered extensive burns after being immersed in scalding hot bath
Indrannee Pumbien, 59, her husband Meghadeven, 64, and care assistant Niphawan Berry, 42, failed to seek immediate treatment for Margaret Wheatley at the Briarwood Rest Home in Preston.
Taking aspirin ‘can help overweight people combat cancer’
The research by Newcastle University and the University of Leeds found that being overweight more than doubled the risk of bowel cancer in people with Lynch Syndrome.
Call to punish GPs over overprescribing antibiotics
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s Prof Mark Baker said 10 million prescriptions a year were inappropriate.
Scientists studying Alzheimer’s create super-intelligent mice: Breakthrough could lead to better treatment for brain disorders
They hope the discovery may help the search for treatments for disorders such as Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Government boosted in drive to cure dementia after 60% rise in volunteers
The governments ambition to find a cure for dementia by 2025 has been boosted by a big rise in people volunteering to take part in groundbreaking research studies.