Category Archives: Wales
When a call can make all the difference to coping with dementia
Statistics show that one in three of us will be affected by dementia at some point in our lives. Many families of those with dementia often find it hard to know where to turn.
Here, Janet Roberts, of the Wales Dementia Helpline, outlines the role the team can play in providing support to those affected by the condition
- Julia McWatt, Western Mail
- Aug 27 2012
While families want to support the person with dementia, they can also be fearful for the future and sometimes doubt their own ability to cope.
Revealed: Growing number of elderly dying alone with no relatives
- The number of elderly people dying alone in Wales with no relatives has been highlighted in figures obtained by WalesOnline.
- By Brendan Hughes, WalesOnline
- Aug 21 2012
Older people’s charity Age Cymru warned that as Wales’ population aged, the problem of loneliness was growing, with older men most at risk of isolation.
Figures from Welsh health boards show almost £400,000 was spent over the past four years on holding funerals for patients with no traceable relatives – a problem the Beatles sang about in their 1966 hit Eleanor Rigby.
More than 620 funerals have been paid for by health authorities in Wales between 2008-09 and 2011-12 for patients who have died with no next of kin.
Dementia’s link with stress and a relaxing way to deal with it
Guest Blog – Ross Stevens Organic Development
Until psychological or drug-based treatments for dementia come along, the medical and residential care community is working on the basis that the disease may be related to stress and, therefore, anything which relaxes sufferers may help them cope better. In its latest initiative, the Alzheimer’s Society is funding a research project being led by Professor Clive Holmes at the University of Southampton. The plan is to monitor 140 people aged over 50 and with mild cognitive impairment for a period of 18 months.
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