Dementia Demystified by Tim England.
Begin your journey to De-mystify and De-stigmatise dementia in your community and become a fellow advocate for people living with dementia and their families to live well.
Dementia Demystified is hosted and created by Tim England who is a Dementia Champion and a leading voice on dementia in Australia. Being a dementia consultant and educator who De-mystifies and De-stigmatises dementia Tim advocate for people living with dementia and their families to live well.
Dementia is an insidious condition and it tenacles infiltrate all levels of societies, and dementia is a challenging topic to discuss. Fear and stigma are associated with dementia and many actively avoid the subject. There is a great deal of misunderstanding, misinformation and many outdated myths linked to dementia.
This podcast series aims to change this by being an information bridge between the scientific community and the public regarding dementia related topics. Being short in length, each episode targets a single dementia element while using simple non-complicated terms and language.
If you have a loved one living with dementia. If you want to smash the myths and miss information about dementia. If you desire to help people living with dementia and their families to live well. Then these podcasts are for you.
Dementia Demystified by Tim England.
Latest Episodes
Why do falls occur with dementia?
As we age many of us worry about experiencing a fall, because a fall can significantly impact our confidence and independence. When you include your loved one with dementia, this concern often grows considerably and for very good re...
7 things not to say to someone with dementia.
At some stage communication will begin to change for your loved one with dementia. Many conversations with them will at some time feel repetitive, confusing, or emotionally charged.As a caregiver you will instinctively try to remind, cor...
Is the term Reversable Dementia correct? Yes or No.
This episode will be a little controversial but it’s a topic that require discussion. Over recent years the term reversable dementia has crept into some medical language. This is occurring mainly in the United States and Canada, and it appears ...
False beliefs and delusions in dementia.
Your loved one with dementia will often experience false beliefs and delusions which they will perceive and truly believe things that are clearly not true, and these beliefs will feel very, very real for them. These delusions and false be...
Why hospitals are bad for people with dementia.
Given the choice most people do not wish to spend time as a hospital patient, but sometimes it happens. Overall, hospitals are unpleasant places to be. There are sick people everywhere, it’s noisy, it’s busy, there are strange sounds and smells...
