What are the dementia statements?
The Dementia Statements reflect the things people with dementia have said are essential to their quality of life. Grounded in human rights law, the Dementia Statements are a rallying call to improve the lives of people with dementia and to recognise that they shouldn’t be treated differently because of their diagnosis.
How do you acknowledge the life experience of a person living with dementia?
- Acknowledging your feelings.
- Always include the person with dementia in any discussions and decisions that are about them.
- Remembering your relationship with the person beyond your supporting role.
- Engaging with the person with dementia.
- Communication with a person living with dementia.
How does the Human Rights Act support dementia?
The Human Rights Act give us the tools to ensure that the voices of people with Dementia are heard, that a diagnosis is not conflated with a lack of capacity, and that no decision is made about a person, without that person.
How does the Care Act 2014 relate to dementia?
The Care Act 2014 provides Local Authorities with a duty to safeguard adults. However, the needs of people with dementia will vary widely and in order to safeguard people with dementia effectively, practitioners need to be able to adapt their practice.
What are the different types of dementia?
Types of Dementia
- Alzheimer’s Disease.
- Vascular Dementia.
- Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB)
- Parkinson’s Disease Dementia.
- Mixed Dementia.
- Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
- Huntington’s Disease.
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
How do you calm someone with dementia?
Here are 10 tips for coping when an older adult with dementia exhibits difficult behaviors.
- Music. Music therapy helps seniors calm down and reflect on happier times.
- Aromatherapy.
- Touch.
- Pet Therapy.
- A Calm Approach.
- Move to a Secure Memory Care Community.
- Maintain Routines.
- Provide Reassurances.
How does the Care Act 2014 relate to dementia care?
Since the 2006 NICE guideline on dementia was developed, key new legislation has been implemented. The Care Act 2014 created a new legislative framework for adult social care, and also gives carers a legal right to assessment and support.
How does the Equality Act protect dementia?
The Equality Act 2010 “A physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on a person’s ability to do normal daily activities.” So, clearly many people with dementia would be classed as ‘disabled’ under this law.
