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Virtual Reality Dementia Experience

Dementia Experience

A Walk Through Dementia from Alzheimer’s Research is a Virtual Reality Dementia Experience using an App on your smart phone to put you in the shoes of someone living with dementia.  It demonstrates some of the symptoms that pose challenges to many people living with dementia using everyday situations: A trip to the supermarket Being […]

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Helping people to move safely

Helping people to move safely

If you are a carer you may well need to help the person that you care for to move around.  Helping people to move safely is really important so that you don’t hurt yourself or your loved one.   Consider if you get injured what would happen to the person that you provide care for?  Carers often suffer from […]

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Stay safe at home

Stay safe at home

With darker evenings upon us, stay safe at home. Thames Valley Police are reminding us all to take basic home security measures to help ensure that we stay safe at home. Tips to help you stay safe at home. Reduce the chance of your house being targeted: Invest in a timer light switch.  Vary the […]

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Hearing loss and care at home

Hearing loss and care at home

As we age many of us find that we suffer from hearing loss.  Conversation is key to social interaction – our independence can be dramatically affected by hearing loss.  This post aims to help with hearing loss and care at home. What is the impact of hearing loss? Imagine being gradually stripped of your ability to […]

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