On the show today, there is another chance to hear Diane Smillie from Dignity in Dementia with one of her Helpful Hints for family carers. This week she is talking about hearing challenges. Sometimes a person living with dementia can find loud or sudden noises distressful. Di explains how this can affect those… Continue reading Catch up… Memories in Music, Dignity in Dementia – Helpful Hints Hearing Challenges
Gilly Goodfellow chats with Diane Smiley from Dignity in Dementia this week about understanding feeling
On the show, Diane Smillie from Dignity in Dementia is back with another of Di’s Helpful Hints for family carers. This week she is talking about dental care: how to help a person living with dementia look after their teeth and the importance of continuing to get regular dental check-ups. For more information on this… Continue reading Memories in Music – This weeks Helpful Hints – Dental Care
On the show today, Diane Smillie from Dignity in Dementia is back with another of Di’s Helpful Hints for family carers. This week she is talking about singing and how beneficial singing can be for a person living with dementia, for bringing back good memories but also as a mood changer. It can include… Continue reading Memories in Music 11 Sep 21
On the show with Gilli Goodfellow, Diane Smillie from Dignity in Dementia is back with another of Di’s Helpful Hints for family carers. This week she is talking about holidays. Although it can be hard to take a person living with dementia on holiday, it is still a valuable thing to do and Di… Continue reading Memories in Music 28 Aug 21
On the show this Saturday from 4pm, Diane Smillie from Dignity in Dementia is back with another of Di’s Helpful Hints for family carers. This week she is talking about visual challenges that a person living with dementia might face How a deterioration in spatial awareness might lead to falls or an inability… Continue reading Memories in Music 31 July 2021
On the show this week, Lesley Gill from Dignity in Dementia is back to tell us about the new monthly gardening newsletter, which is packed full of ideas and suggestions to help people living with memory loss continue to enjoy gardening. In each issue, there are lovely colour photographs alongside tips and hints… Continue reading Memories in Music Sat 17th July 4pm
Diane Smillie from Dignity in Dementia is back with another of Di’s Helpful Hints for family carers. This week she is talking about ‘Sundowning’ – that time of day that can cause people living with dementia to feel more insecure and see things in the shadows. Di explains what causes it and gives tips… Continue reading Memories in Music with Di’s Helpful Hints 10 Jul 21
Join Gilli from 4pm every Saturday for Memores in Music which also includes “Di’s Helpful Hints” This week Di Smillie from Dignity in Dementia is back with another of Di’s Helpful Hints for family carers supporting people living with dementia in their own homes. This week Di talks about how a person’s eating patterns may… Continue reading Memories in Music 12 Jun 21 Interview
Join Gilli from 4pm every Saturday for Memores in Music which also includes “Di’s Helpful Hints” Di Smillie from Dignity in Dementia is back with another of Di’s Helpful Hints for family carers supporting people living with dementia in their own homes. This week Di talks about how a person’s eating patterns may change and… Continue reading Memories in Music 12 Jun 21
