Care Home visitor Covid testing pilot scheme launched
A pilot scheme to provide Covid-19 tests to designated friends and family of those living in care homes has been launched in 30 care homes across Hampshire, Cornwall and Devon. The trial is being undertaken in areas where transmission of coronavirus is lower, but the aim is then to roll the programme out more widely […]
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Talented Bexhill resident living with dementia writes special song to help others
Bexhill care home resident George Soulsby, 72, has written a song about life with dementia to mark World Alzheimer’s Month, sharing his own light-hearted perspective on the condition. Article by Andy Hemsley, Battle and Rye Observer, Friday 9th October 2020 George, a resident of a Richmond care home in Bexhill has vascular dementia. He hopes […]
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How to support someone with dementia to wear a face mask
Some people with dementia do not like wearing a face mask and may struggle to understand why they need to wear one. The Alzheimer’s Society have provided some useful guidance to help dementia carers provide support. What can I do if a person with dementia won’t wear a face covering? It’s safer for everyone if […]
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Photo project to mark World Alzheimer’s Day
World Alzheimer’s Day is to be held on September 21st and to mark the event a special photography project has been commissioned this year. Organised by the Alzheimer’s Society, people affected by dementia have recreated old photographs of themselves to encourage others to join the Alzheimer’s Society’s fundraising Memory Walks. It is thought that old […]
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