The interface between dementia and mental health

In this paper, we explore the relationship between dementia, mental health and mental health problems.

Is it wrong to lie to a person with dementia?

We need to give much more consideration to the values we use when supporting and caring for people living with dementia, especially as they are a group that can be at high risk for developing wider mental health problems.

Dementia

The symptoms of dementia, treatment for dementia, and how to support someone with dementia who has mental health problems.

How to look after your mental health in later life

This guide provides you with tips on how to look after your mental health in later life.

Booklet about dementia for children and young people

This booklet explains how people with dementia might behave and feel, and provides young people with information about the illness and how to cope if someone they know has dementia. There are also a number of exercises in the booklet which make it ideal for use in the classroom, as part of a PSHE lesson.

Loneliness - the later life toolkit

Loneliness for people in later life can be a real challenge on a daily basis. Many older people may become lonely due to the loss of a loved one or spouse, relocation to new settings or it may be due to having developed an illness or a disability.

Older people: statistics

The UK population is ageing rapidly, with the number of people aged 65 and over growing by nearly half in the past 30 years.

TV and later life

In this blog, Jolie Goodman takes us through why TV is important to some people in later life and how it can help with feelings of isolation and loneliness.

One day in lockdown - the Creating Communities Project

13th May 2020 / Mental health in later life

The Creating Communities Project began in April 2019 and aims to increase social connections and good mental health among people living in later life housing schemes in Hackney.