World Alzheimer’s Day – 21st September 2013. How to talk to somebody with dementia!
The aim of this blog is both to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia and to give a few hints to how better communicate with people who are losing cognitive abilities.There are a few basic principles which we would like to share with you. Please feel free to share with others as well.a) Firstly introduce yourself and address the person by their name. This means that you will limit possibilities of confusion.
b) Beware of facial expressions and body language.
c) Do not get angry however hard the conversation is.
d) Try to be as simple as possible in both your choice of words and sentences. If you have to impart any instructions please just do one at a time.
e) Be patient. It can be tough for both parties.
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One council tenant in three has been pushed into rent arrears since April, while tens of thousands in housing association properties are also affected
Thursday 19 September 2013
More than 50,000 people affected by the so-called bedroom tax have fallen behind on rent and face eviction, figures given to The Independent show.
The statistics reveal the scale of debt created by the Government’s under-occupancy charge, as one council house tenant in three has been pushed into rent arrears since it was introduced in April.
Figures provided by 114 local authorities across Britain after Freedom of Information (FoI) requests by the campaign group False Economy show the impact of the bedroom tax over its first four months. The total number of affected council tenants across Britain is likely to be much higher than the 50,000 recorded in the sample of local authorities that responded to the FoI.
