Monday 10 December 2012

New guide launched for carers to help people with dementia in pain or distress

The guide ‘How would I know’ has been published by the National Council of Palliative Care as part of the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge.

It offers a range of top tips to help carers and health and care professionals identify whether someone with dementia may be in pain or distress. It also gives advice on what may be causing this and a range of possible solutions.

An estimated 21m people in the UK know a close friend or family member with dementia. One in three people aged over 65 will have dementia by the time they die and as life expectancy increases, more and more people will be affected.

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1 comment:

  1. Thank you for this post - your article is really sensitive towards the subject of quality care for people with mental health needs. This care home can provide information about what help they can provide.
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