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Managing aggressive behaviour in people with dementia

Last week we blogged about how you can immediately deal with a person with dementia being aggressive, but if it is or has become a regular occurrence it’s important to understand how to manage it and hopefully reduce it too. Identifying the problem is one of the first steps to managing aggressive behaviour in a […]

Tips for dealing with aggression in people with dementia

Many people are unaware that aggression can be a common behaviour that results from a person having dementia. It can be incredibly distressing for the person suffering and for their family and friends who may be doing their best to look after them. The aggression can be verbal such as swearing, shouting or making threats […]

How to interact with someone with dementia

There are currently 850,000 people in the UK suffering from dementia and numbers are predicted to rise to one million by the year 2025 and two million by 2051. The main reason for the increase is the fact that we are living longer. It affects one in 14 people aged 65 and over and one […]