Tag: older people
Having a voice and influencing our society and future is a deep-seated need in every person
In my work on a project to engage and empower groups of people living with a diagnosis of dementia, I feel I’m witnessing the building and expansion of a social movement.
Take time to listen to the silent; they have so much to say
As the group facilitator for a dementia self help project I have learned to listen, to connect, communicate, share, to care and support each other…isn’t that what life is all about?
The Power of Story
Helena Taylor-Knox, Power of Story Project Officer at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, talks about her project sharing real life stories to raise awareness of the mental health of older adults.
Debating dementia diagnosis – detecting differences
An early diagnosis means that someone knows what is causing their symptoms or difficulties, enables them to plan ahead, and can provide access to care and treatment which may slow down the illness or make it more manageable. However, the opening debate at this year’s Dementia Congress threw the issue up in the air again.
Is being old a mental health problem?
There is a still a strong tendency among many people to associate old age very negatively, with a sense of it being a ‘burden on society’, something to be feared, and consisting primarily of an unpleasant combination of health conditions and problems.
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