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Welcome to the Dementia Day to Day blogs. A blog is a series of articles where people write about how they feel about something, a bit like an online diary.
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Technischbewirkt Dummheit (technology-induced stupidity)
Tom Dening - January 15, 2025
It scarcely needs saying that we live in a technological age. The microchip dominates our lives. There is very little that you can do or organise without using a computer or a smartphone, and often you need both, for example...
Crossing the tracks: a professional and personal journey
Tom Dening - November 15, 2024
This is a story in three parts, from clinical experience to research and finally to lived experience participation. I shall describe three types of public engagement and how one has led to another. Clinical work with patients of necessity engages...
Dementia care for Black and Ethnic Minorities in the UK
Temi Akande - March 25, 2024
People from ethnic minority communities may be less likely to obtain a diagnosis, according to research. According to one study, the largest number of diagnoses was observed among White ethnic groupings, while Black and Asian ethnic groups had the lowest...
Simple and smooth: the power of jazz
Temi Akande - March 25, 2024
As someone who has been a dancer for many years, I know first-hand the beauty, joy and connection dance can bring. Combining music and movement offers tremendous advantages to people developing dementia. Dancing is an expressive art form that enables...
One, two step: Dance and Dementia
Temi Akande - March 25, 2024
As someone who has been a dancer for many years, I know first-hand the beauty, joy and connection dance can bring. Combining music and movement offers tremendous advantages to people developing dementia. Dancing is an expressive art form that enables...
Thanks for the memories!
Karen Harrison Dening - March 11, 2024
I feel very lucky in my work at times as I get to do things that I never expected to come my way. As a charity Dementia UK are often asked to review films, novels, TV scripts, etc., where there...
Ultraprocessed Food and Dementia
Jessica Hoyes - March 11, 2024
The danger of ultraprocessed food (UPF) is becoming increasingly apparent, with its consumption causing a myriad of health issues including obesity and heart disease. Globally, diet related disease is the leading cause of premature death, surpassing that of tobacco or...
Christmas with dementia, and how can we help?
Jessica Hoyes - November 29, 2023
The days grow shorter and echoes of festive music slowly fill the air. Each day, more twinkly lights are put up, hot cocoas are sipped, extra layers are put on and excitement grows. With Christmas approaching, have you considered how...
Dementia and AI
Meghan Powers - November 29, 2023
AI is a rapidly evolving field, with huge potential. Though most of us think of ChatGPT and AI artwork when we consider this buzzword of the 2020s, AI is showing huge potential in healthcare, with a promising prognosis for dementia...
Reminiscence therapy for dementia
Meghan Powers - November 29, 2023
Many families of dementia patients have experienced the joy that reminiscing can bring their loved one. My grandad would fondly recall every detail of his swims in the Maltese waters as a young boy, and his marriage to his beloved...
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