Tips to support people living with dementia

A series of tip sheets that covers the following - Tips for friends , visiting, holiday cheer, art at home, music at home and for caring from a distance

Walking Safely with Dementia offers information, tips and strategies for you if you are living with dementia, and also for your family and carers. It suggests ways you can walk safely and how we as a community can help if you become lost or disoriented.

This book is all about how to make life with dementia as positive as possible - to maximise quality of life for all concerned. Just as we need to exercise our body's muscles to keep them strong, flexible and working well, so too do we need to exercise our mental muscles (our brain) to strengthen and maintain our neural capabilities. By tailoring activities to suit the needs and abilities of people living with dementia, we can help: maintain relationships with others; maintain self-identity; enhance mental function by providing physical and mental stimulation; stave off boredom; and, experience happiness and pleasure.