Why is early diagnosis of Dementia important?
Early diagnosis of dementia is essential! Most are unaware that dementia is treatable, by ‘treatable’ I do not mean curable but we can with expert help maintain an individual’s brain […]
Jonathan’s Dementia Conference speech: Non-pharmacological Interventions
Re-defining the Dementia Pathway Written by Jonathan Hanbury, Clinical Director & CEO of The Ness Care Group, for the UK Dementia & Palliative Care Conference. I feel I should very […]
Press Release
Rowcroft and The Ness Care Group unveil groundbreaking Dementia and Palliative Care Conference in the South West Rowcroft Hospice is thrilled to unveil its plans to host a Dementia and […]
The Future for Dementia in an Ageing Society
Last month our Chief Medical Officer published the annual report in to Health in an Ageing Society. The report is a stark reminder that the UK is an ageing society […]
Part 2 Compassionate Communication
In part 1 on compassionate communication, I spoke about the impact of verbal, non-verbal and the external environment on communication. I picked out 4 tips for improving communication: Recognise that […]
Part 1 Compassionate Communication
In this blog we explore what it means to communicate well with someone living with dementia. What you can do to ensure compassionate enabling communication. It is a topic close […]
Positive Risk and Dementia
How to manage risk when living with and helping those living with dementia is often misunderstood and filled with misinformation. More and more the latest research suggests dementia should be […]