Worcester Park Life June 2021

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'Understanding Dementia' Workshop Is your loved one living with dementia? Is their behaviour causing you anxiety and stress? Would you like to know more? Some support, advice and a few tips and tricks might help Home Instead runs a monthly workshop specifically aimed at loved ones During our workshops we cover topics including: Why behaviour has changed – what is going on in the brain to cause: Wandering and disturbed nights

Lack of social graces

Poor Nutrition and Hydration

Aggression and Emotions

Self-neglect

Loneliness and Isolation

How using the ‘right’ language can make a difference to how cooperative they will be Knowing what type of dementia your loved one has as it can explain a lot How to pick your battles When to get help and where to go to get it

Workshops are held once a month at our Home Instead office in New Malden and are free to attend For more information on when our next workshop is running, please call Clare Jefferies on 020 8942 4137 or email: clare.jefferies@homeinstead.co.uk Places are limited so booking is essential Each Home Instead Senior Care® franchise office is independently owned and operated. Copyright © Home Instead 2021

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