This year, International Nurses Day coincided with Mother’s Day. Nicky Hondros, a palliative care nurse shared her and her mum’s heartfelt story and provided a little glimpse into what it’s like caring for someone living with dementia.
Please ensure you have read the published Part 1 of this article, and have located the relevant appendices. Definition of behavioural expression Behavioural expression can be defined as: ‘Behaviour of such intensity, regularity and extent that the physical welfare of a person and others may be placed, or is likely to be placed in serious...
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In my experience there are three C’s in dementia, the first one being Compassion, this word has two levels; the first one is obviously the one that every person caring for a person living with dementia must have and that is passion. Passion is defined as having an overwhelming, powerful compelling emotion that can describe...
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Food is much more than something we consume to give us sustenance. Families gather over food and talk about their day. We feast on special occasions like Christmas and Easter, and we eat special foods to celebrate, such as on birthdays and anniversaries. Sometimes people with dysphasia may be excluded from these gatherings altogether.
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