Re: Dementia Villages
I really don't know how I feel about these, my mum who died on Sunday (mother's day) had Dementia but not too far gone, some days it was a lot worse than others. Her short term memory was very bad and I'd find myself having a conversation with her, then 10 minutes later we did the same thing all over again, and again, and again. She was in a Nursing Home and they were brilliant with her and she was becoming very settled there..Re: Dementia Villages
I think it's a wonderful idea to keep the normality and routine of their lives as long as possible. I've been working with dementia patients both in a home and working for a lady in her own home. I noticed the difference in people with dementia living in a care home went downhill rapidly due to lack of stimulation and carers not having enough time. The lady I cared for in her own home, her decline was much slower as we continued with normal tasks that are done living at home such as cleaning, making light meals, cups of tea, routine things like shopping and visiting the hairdresser, chatting, towards the end this was all done with supervision as I was able to give her one on one attention and time. Giving time to a patient is paramount in how slow or rapid the decline.Re: Dementia Villages
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