Resource Type: PDF

This resource by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides information about the different stages of dementia in people with down’s syndrome. Download the PDF here.   

It can be hard to see friends or family members deteriorate with conditions such as dementia. This leaflet by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust introduces resources and important things to consider in supporting people whose loved one has been diagnosed with dementia. Download the PDF here.

Some early signs of Dementia are also associated with other conditions. This resource by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust can help you discern between conditions and advises on next steps to take in providing the best support and getting the correct diagnosis. Download the PDF here. 

When someone develops dementia, they may become anxious because it’s difficult for information to be transferred from their short-term to long-term memory. This resource by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides guidance on how anxiety may manifest itself in the different stages of dementia. Download the PDF here. 

The world can be harder to understand when we develop dementia, and sometimes this can provoke reactions of anger and frustration. This resource by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides guidance regarding what may provoke these reactions and what can be done to prevent them. Download the PDF here. 

This resource by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides information on what physical changes may take place when someone with downs syndrome develops dementia and advises how physiotherapy might help manage these changes. Download the PDF here.

This resource by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides information about good nutrition and supporting someone to eat well. Download the PDF here.

This briefing paper by National Dementia Action Alliance (NDAA) has been produced to launch NDAA’s campaign to improve care and support for people affected by dementia from seldom heard groups. Read the briefing paper here.

MacIntyre have created a range of learning and multi-media information resources to improve the support and care for people with learning disabilities who have dementia or are at risk of developing dementia.  Find out more about the project and access real-life stories here.

MacIntyre Charity runs memory cafes for people who have learning disabilities and dementia, their carers, family and friends, and anyone who wants to find out more. They are relaxed, sociable events. Currently memory cafes are held in Chesterfield, Flitwick (Bedfordshire), Milton Keynes and Warrington (as of Jan 2020). Find out more here.