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Test for dementia?

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What decision would YOU make, if a test for dementia was offered to you by your GP? In the New year 2019 it was announced on the news that a test for dementia would be available for individuals in their forties. I would have suggested slightly earlier personally for research purposes only. Bearing in mind […]

Did you know about this service in the community?

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The Care Co-ordination team What do they do and how can they be use to you when looking after a loved one who is elderly and showing signs of forgetfulness when you are trying to hold down a job and deal with the rest of your family? I am not sure how much of this is […]

Blister Packs- “It’s free” at Morrisons

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We all love a bargain and something for free. Its one thing I can see the value in when you are looking after someone with forgetfulness. With a loved one’s medications changing over the course of time it can be quite distressing to have remember when prescribed medication has to be taken. When you are the […]