Sing Along - The Dementia Friends Song

We're all beginning to talk about dementia, however, society is not yet fully supportive of people with dementia, either in the workplace or in everyday life. I'd love to see everyone become Dementia Friends, and make life that little bit easier for people with dementia."

~ Jeremy Hughes, Alzheimer's Society.

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Respite Care for Dementia Patients Lacking in Ireland

There is only one respite bed per 450 people with dementia in Ireland. Only 52 nursing homes nationally have specialised care units for people with the disease.

Some 30,000 people have dementia nationally and there are 66 respite beds available across 54 specialist care units in nursing homes.

SCUs are facilities catering exclusively for the needs of people with dementia.
The survey was carried out by Trinity College Dublin and included 602 nursing homes. It also found that an average of 19 people live in each privately-run SCU - far in excess of best practice recommendations.

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Is short-term memory a sign of dementia?

Increasing forgetfulness or mild confusion may be the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and memory loss.

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B 12 shots for dementia

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Vitamin B12 deficiency can cause memory loss, dementia like symptoms, does cause shrinkage in the brain, and can cause mean and challenging behavior.

B12 Shots for Dementia

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Regardless of circumstance, the Alzheimer's caregiver becomes attached to the person living with Alzheimer's.

The person living with Alzheimer's becomes psychologically and emotionally attached to the Alzheimer's caregiver.

This emotional attachment is a result of the day in and day out acts of caring. A bond is formed.

It really doesn't matter what your relationship was like with the Alzheimer's patient before you started caring. You are going to get glued.

Emotional super glue.

This helps explain in part why all of your emotions are heightened while caring. You begin to feel.

It's the emotional super glue that makes the difference.

This in part explains the how and the why of what your are doing as a caregiver. It also explains why others cannot understand how or why you do it.

Emotional super glue.

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