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Diagnosis :
Suspicions - early signs of dementia
Signs of dementia
Deterioration, severe dementia
Making the diagnosis
Tests
Getting the diagnosis
Genetic testing
Ideas about causes of dementia

Treatment :
Treatment for Alzheimer's disease
Relieving symptoms
Strategies- some suggestions from carers

Becoming a carer :
Becoming a carer
Caring from a distance
Friends and family
Sources of support
Assessments and care plans
Home carers
Day care and respite
Problems with provision
Looking for information

Residential care :
Arranging residential care
Becoming a resident

Difficult decisions :
Wandering
Driving
Money
Self care
Respect
Living with change
Complicated emotions
End of life

Advice to other carers :
Advice to other carers

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He was cared for at home for 7 years. When things got really difficult he spent 18 months in residential care after which his wife was able to bring him home again with the additional support of either a live-in carer, or two live-in carers in rotation - working alternate weeks.

Nerves & brain >> Carers of people with dementia >> Women caring for partners >> Interview 16 >> Getting lost was so awful, may be electronic tagging would be the solution.

Nerves & brain >> Carers of people with dementia >> Caring with young children >> Interview 39 >> He destroyed his radio tagging device and had an accident.

Dismissed unexpectedly from the Army where he worked on chemical defence. Unable to get a new job. Diagnosis took about 3 years. Wife worked 1 day a week, and cared for him and children. Difficult finding appropriate care. Died while in residential care.

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