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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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Carers of people with dementia

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His 65 year old mother had lived alone but consented to come and live with him. After a few months he realised he could not care for her adequately while continuing to work and she went into residential care.

Nerves & brain >> Carers of people with dementia >> Caring with young children >> Interview 21 >> Has to decide whether in allowing her husband freedom she is taking an unacceptable risk.

Her husband developed Picks' disease when he was 57. The patchy nature of his dementia made it difficult to convince people that his problems were real. Delay in getting the diagnosis meant they experienced extreme difficulties in accessing his health insurance.

Nerves & brain >> Carers of people with dementia >> Caring for parents >> Interview 18 >> Describes anxieties about the neighbours and fears for their mother's safety.

At 80 her mother was still a vigorous, independent woman. First care home insisted on her being sectioned so she was moved to a locked assessment ward. Appalled by this her daughters found a secure long-term home for her where she spent the last 18 months of her life.

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