DEMENTIA: HOW TO COPE WITH A LOVED ONE

You will receive a 53-page A4 printable PDF guide.

No physical book, DVD, CD, USB or printed guide will be posted.

The guide can be read on a compatible computer, tablet or phone, or printed at home for personal use.

Print the whole guide or simply print the worksheets and pages that are most useful to your family.

Caring for someone with dementia can be rewarding, but it can also be confusing, exhausting and emotionally difficult.

There may be days when you feel you know exactly what to do, and other days when nothing seems to work.

This guide was created to give families and carers practical support, simple ideas and reassurance when looking after someone they love.

It is written in clear, everyday language and focuses on the things that often matter most at home.

✓ Understanding dementia
✓ Common changes you may notice
✓ Communicating more calmly and clearly
✓ Repeating questions and conversations
✓ Creating familiar daily routines
✓ Anxiety, agitation and distress
✓ Anger and difficult behaviour
✓ Hallucinations and confusion
✓ Personal care and dignity
✓ Eating and drinking
✓ Sleep problems
✓ Keeping the home safer
✓ Preparing for appointments
✓ Keeping useful care notes
✓ Medication information
✓ Sudden changes and when to seek help
✓ Activities and meaningful routines
✓ Supporting independence where possible
✓ Planning care with other family members
✓ Asking for help and respite
✓ Carer wellbeing
✓ UK support organisations and useful contacts
✓ Basic information about planning ahead
✓ Lasting Power of Attorney and future planning
✓ Printable worksheets, trackers and notes pages

This is not a complicated medical textbook.

It is designed for husbands, wives, sons, daughters, relatives, friends and carers who may suddenly find themselves having to understand dementia while also trying to manage everyday life.

Sometimes a small change can make a difficult situation easier.

The guide gives practical ideas to try without expecting every situation to have a perfect answer.

The guide includes practical ideas for communicating more calmly and making everyday life feel more familiar.

✓ Repeated questions
✓ Confusing conversations
✓ Reducing unnecessary confrontation
✓ Familiar routines
✓ Giving simple choices
✓ Supporting independence
✓ Keeping useful notes
✓ Recognising patterns and triggers

Everyday care can involve many small tasks and decisions.

✓ Personal care and dignity
✓ Eating and drinking
✓ Sleep
✓ Home safety
✓ Appointments
✓ Medication information
✓ Activities
✓ Care notes
✓ Family organisation

Caring for someone can take a lot out of you.

It is easy to concentrate entirely on the person with dementia and forget about your own wellbeing.

Being better supported can make caring easier for everyone involved.

Useful worksheets are included so you can record information that is specific to your family.

✓ Daily routines
✓ Appointments
✓ Medication information
✓ Behaviour notes
✓ Possible triggers
✓ Things that seem to help
✓ Important contacts
✓ Care information
✓ Family notes
✓ Planning pages

Family Members Caring For Someone With Dementia
New Carers Unsure Where To Begin
Husbands & Wives Supporting A Partner
Adult Children Supporting A Parent
Relatives Sharing Caring Responsibilities
Friends & Informal Carers
Families Preparing For Changing Care Needs

The guide also includes basic information to help families think about future planning and keeping important information organised.

✓ Sharing care responsibilities
✓ Important contacts
✓ Planning future support
✓ Lasting Power of Attorney information
✓ Recording useful care information
✓ Asking for additional help

Where legal, medical or financial decisions are involved, appropriate professional advice should be obtained.

1. Download the supplied PDF guide.

2. Save it to your computer, tablet or compatible device.

3. Open the guide using suitable PDF-reading software.

4. Read the sections that are most relevant to your family.

5. Print worksheets, trackers and notes pages if required.

6. Keep completed pages together for easy reference.

The supplied PDF guide is for the purchaser’s personal use.

You may print copies of worksheets and pages for your own family caring situation.

The digital file may not be resold, redistributed, shared, uploaded elsewhere or sold as your own digital product.

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No postage applies and no physical book or other item will be dispatched.

Please follow the download instructions supplied with your purchase.

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This guide provides general educational and practical information only.

It does not replace medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or professional care.

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