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22/01/2018

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Some councils waiver council tax for residents with dementia.

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15/11/2016

LIQUID MEDICATION FOR DYSPHAGIA SUFFERERS


Dysphagia, a difficulty in swallowing, is common in individuals with neurological disease and
dementia. It is a result of behavioural, sensory or motor problems, or a combination of these.
The inability to swallow food, liquids, saliva and pills lead to numerous problems, including
malnutrition, dehydration, aspiration pneumonia and malabsorption of medications, to name
but a few.

It is estimated that 45% of institutionalised dementia patients have dysphagia[1] As there are
850 000 dementia sufferers[2] and 127 000 Parkinson's patients[3] in the Uk, that means
at least half a million people are battling to swallow their prescribed tablets on a daily basis.
Although some medications are available in liquids or patches, very few GPs/Consultants
inform their patients that this alternative is available.

Technically, crushing patients' medication is illegal according to the Medicines Act 1968
(Griffith, 2003), yet hospitals, nursing and care homes face this dilemna on a daily basis.
So why are medicines not being offered and dispensed in liquid or patch form when they
are available?

For medication such as Sinemet, that are only available in tablet form, I appeal to Merck
and all the pharmaceutical companies to make dementia and parkinson's specific drugs
available in liquid form asap. Individual tube-like satchets for easy administration would easily
compliment the current dossett box system used by patients and carers.

By ensuring the patients consumption of their meds would increase the drugs effectiveness,
decreasing symptoms thereby improving quality of life and reduce wastage of valuable drugs
not swallowed or spat out by dysphagic patients.

As Emily Dickinson quoted " If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of
themselves. You gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things"

This article was written by Marina Allen


References
[1] Facts for the media, http://www.alzheimers.org.uk
[2] Facts for the media, http://www.alzheimers.org.uk
[3] Facts for journalists, http://www.parkinsons.org.uk

We are the UK's leading dementia support and research charity, here for anyone affected by any form of dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

22/08/2016

A great example of how members of your community can assist those suffering from dementia. It is such a lonely disease and only 5 minutes of your time can change someones life for the better.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/702441/Police-praise-girls-stopped-help-lost-dementia-sufferer

TWO teenagers who found a 90-year-old dementia sufferer who had gone missing from a care home were today praised for their “outstanding act of kindness”.

17/08/2016

SOCIAL MEDIA REVIVING THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT
“Community spirit has almost vanished in modern Britain with few people prepared to look out for their neighbours and 70% admitting they do not even know their neighbours names” The most affected by this lack of community spirit and change in family life are the elderly.
Older people are especially vunerable to loneliness and lack of social interaction and it can have a serious effect on their health. According to the NHS “100 000s of elderly people are lonely and cut off from society in this country, especially those over the age of 75”
More than 2 million people living in the UK, over the age of 75, live alone and more than half of them, go over a month without speaking to a friend, neighbour or family member.
Thankfully social media, especially Facebook groups of towns and villages, are resurrecting community spirit. Locals are posting local news, gatherings and incidents relevant to their area on these pages, similar to the long lost grapevine, which has bought back a sense of belonging, a vital connection to the community.
I would like to urge local groups like WI and social clubs to challenge their members to make contact with all the elderly in their area. To ensure this contact is maintained and to encourage the elderly to interact and participate in local activities. These “contacts” can become intermediaries between social media and the elderly, many of whom are computer illiterate. It only takes five minutes to make a big difference to someone’s life.
I also urge schools (primary and secondary) to involve the elderly in their calendars. Invite them to dress rehearsals, send them poems, essays and art. Encourage pupils to become pen pals and write a weekly newsletter.
Look what the national lottery has done for our sporting heroes at the Olympics, lets revive our community spirit with a little kindness and effort.

04/08/2016

So appreciative of Anna's kind words and review. See the review below or alternatively send a direct message to Allendale Care to find out more about the services on offer. https://goodgriefsiteblog.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/heaven-sent/

‘Thank God for Marina.’ My sister and I have said this over and over ever since the day this loving, caring, practical, no-nonsense force of Nature appeared in our lives. For months we …

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