One man who cares for his wife said carer training "changed my life", explaining that before getting help he was admitted to hospital due to stress and strain
Research in Cork and Dublin hospitals show “only 36% of the people aged 70 and over with dementia admitted to hospital have ever received a formal diagnosis”
Provocative metaphors may be allaying our own fears and anxieties about dementia but we are doing nothing to promote the dignity, personhood and well-being of the individual, writes Professor Suzanne Cahill