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People with dementia often carry out the same activity, make the same gesture, say the same thing, make the same noise or ask the same question over and over. Repetition may be because of memory loss.

What is sundowning? Sometimes you might see changes in the person’s behaviour in the later afternoon or towards the end of the day. During this time the person may become intensely distressed, ...

Supporting a person who is experiencing time-shifting. As with delusions, pointing out mistakes to a person with dementia who is time-shifted can be very upsetting.Often you won’t often be able to ...

Penny Fosten, CEO at Arts for Dementia, explains how the power of creative arts can inspire people with dementia to try new things, learn new skills and just have fun. Penny Fosten, CEO at Arts for ...

Dementia together, Alzheimer’s Society’s magazine for people affected by dementia, is running its eighth poetry competition in 2025. Take part in our eighth Dementia together magazine poetry ...

People with later-stage dementia will eventually need full-time care and support with daily living and personal care, such as eating, washing and dressing. Whatever kind of dementia a person has, ...

Many people wonder whether stress is linked to a risk of dementia, and the news often reports a link between the two. Current research indicates that stress may play a role in the development or ...

Dementia Friends is the biggest ever initiative to transform how the nation thinks, acts and talks about dementia. Unite today and become a Dementia Friend. Dementia doesn’t care who you are; it could ...

There are four medications approved in the UK to ease a person’s dementia symptoms, including memory and thinking problems:. donepezil; rivastigmine; galantamine; memantine. These treatments are only ...

Dementia may cause a person to have hallucinations or see things that aren't there. This is most common in people living with dementia with Lewy bodies, although other types of dementia may also cause ...

Paul Monaghan is living with dementia and has been feeling the cold. With energy bills on the rise, he wonders if it will soon become difficult to heat the whole house. Lynne Nicholl and Kirstie ...