A-Z Dementia Care Excellence and Serenity

30/07/2025

Helping differentiate between 4 most common types of dementia for more Information see A to Z of Dementia Care available on Amazon or from this site message me

18/06/2025

The capacity of the brain to lay down new pathways is amazing and in certain types of dementia it can lead to positive improvement. In “A to Z of Dementia Care “ there are chapters on using emotional attachment to enable recall and the use of spaced retrieval to build new pathways to enhance recall and reduce repetitious questioning.

10/06/2025

I recently saw a social media post giving top tips for communicating with the people you care about living with dementia. Over the next couple of days I will be posting 6 top tips each day.
You can find all these tips and more in my book, A to Z of Dementia Care available via the link in my bio.

1. Every time you enter the room announce yourself. “Hi Lucy it’s (your name).” Depending on their length of recall eg. If you leave the room for a short time reintroduce if they show no recognition or if it’s afternoon when they’re getting tired and more confused
2. As the carer, NEVER ask- Do you know who I am??? That causes anxiety.
3. Try to read the situation. If agitated ask why as this often gains a spontaneous response. I caught Vi walking out the door. When asked where she was going her reply was “HOME”!!! Responding to her agitated state and changed behaviour I asked why. She replied that “If I’m not home before dark I will be punished. In response to the emotion stay calm and ask questions.

As the person living with dementia here what I want you to know:
4. If I get dementia, I want my friends and family to embrace my reality.
5. If I think my deceased spouse or family member still alive, or if I think we’re visiting my parents for dinner, let me believe those things. I’ll be much happier for it. I don’t want to relive the grief and trauma of being informed repeatedly of their passing.
6. If I get dementia, don’t argue with me about what is true for me versus what is true for you. Go along with them.
Feel free to share with others.

10/04/2025

Do you know what changes you can make to your lifestyle to limit the possibility that you will be one of the 4 in 10 people over the age of 50 being affected by dementia?

According to new research "by 2060, 1 million U.S. adults are projected to develop the memory-robbing condition each year."
"Research commissioned by medical journal the Lancet last year found that 45 percent of cases of dementia globally are potentially preventable. Managing the risk factors that contribute to heart disease, including controlling and preventing high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, and reducing sugar consumption can also help protect against dementia. Treating hearing loss and avoiding social isolation can be protective. Avoiding smoking and excessive alcohol consumption can also reduce the risk."
Limiting exposure to mould, toxins and chemical additives in processed food may also help to decrease the possibility of dementia.
“These tend to reduce the risk at any given age — people get more years free of dementia,” researcher Coresh said." (Carolyn Y Johnson April 2025 MSN)

For more information in "A to Z of Dementia Care" available on
Amazon (worldwide) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBZPVRBX
Or
Amazon Australia https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/0645799211
or comment below

09/04/2025

Isabel Baker

17/03/2025

Researchers have found a reduction of dementia occurring in older people who regularly exercise according to the findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. "Some exercise is better than none."

"The analysis of exercise levels among British adults found that engaging in as little as 35 minutes of “moderate to vigorous” physical activity per week was associated with a 41 per cent lower risk of developing the condition after four years, compared to those who did none." 'Higher levels of activity were linked to an even lower risk, according to Dr Amal Wanigatunga, lead author of the research by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the US, saying it suggested even some exercise was “better than nothing”.

The study of almost 90,000 people living in the UK, who wore smartwatches with activity trackers, found that dementia risks were 60 per cent lower in participants who did between 35 and 70 minutes of physical activity per week. The risk was 63 per cent lower for those who did 70 to 140 minutes and 69 per cent for those who did more than 140 minutes.

Dr Wanigatunga said: “Our findings suggest that increasing physical activity, even as little as five minutes per day, can reduce dementia risk in older adults. "

So lets get out there as older adults and exercise more.

Isabel Baker quotes from Penny Wood MSN News 17/8/25

04/02/2025

Wonderful programme anyone can do tape into their emotions which are still in tact. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15u5EqCwPq/?mibextid=wwXIfr

03/12/2024

New information emerging linking dementia with a number of new reversible factors and targeting inflammatory responses

By encouraging the creation and survival of new neural connections, you can build up the size and strength of your brain, making it more resistant to memory decline and dementia.

26/11/2024

A simple assessment that can reveal possible dementia(if there has been gradual decline in cognitive capacity or a delirium(if changes have happened suddenly in an otherwise neurologically intact person )
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14101895/neurologist-drawing-test-early-signs-dementia.html?ito=facebook_share_article-bottom&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1Rldil5Kzy5xvn1GxXMkV70uH1XynG9Q8HN72QG5uQ2PvZ_egqK68j3jQ_aem_yFK2_KfpwxmN6GDQs1CXxQ

Dr Jesus Ramirez-Bermudez, a Mexican neurologist who researches cognitive decline, says the clock-drawing test is an effective method of identifying dementia.

16/11/2024

Thank you to everyone who came and talked with us at the Care Expo Sydney over Friday and Saturday. We enjoyed sharing with you all and hearing your concerns and innovative ideas.
It’s not too late to get your copy of A to Z Dementia Care (link in comments)

15/11/2024

Meet a lot of lovely people today at the Aged Care Expo at Darling Harbour. Stacey and Mary bought signed copies of A to Z of Dementia Care❤️

15/11/2024

Have you heard this podcast ❤️

A podcast by people with dementia