Caring for someone with dementia This section deals with the
everyday care of the person with dementia: - Personal hygiene -
Eating and drinking - Personal relationships - Recreation,
activities and exercise - Living alone - Helping children to
cope You will find that each chapter is arranged in a similar
way. First there is a title. This is followed by a short account
of one or more experiences of a carer, which might give you a
better idea of what the chapter is about. Then there is a
paragraph providing background information and a brief outline
of any potential problems. After this, you will find
information, which summarises the main coping strategies. The
rest of the chapter explains in more detail how to cope with the
particular kind of behaviour or problem when it arises and how
to prevent it from occurring in the first place (if there is a
possibility of doing so). The advice in these chapters should
not be considered as recipes for making all problems disappear.
The advice given won’t always work fo