Neil Crowther draws on his personal and professional experiences to discuss the interconnectedness of discourses of ageing and older people, social care, disability and dementia. He reflects on the ‘doom loop’ that society appears to be stuck in and asks what an effective, authentic narrative about living with dementia might look like…
Here, Ivana Babicova asks the important question: what happens if we experience difficulties communicating or verbalising our pain? And what can be done to help?
Felicity Slocombe discusses the main themes and recommendations of three focus groups she recently conducted about dementia in the media. These were run with people with less personal familiarity with dementia, people who care or have cared for people with dementia, and people with dementia.
Here, we hear from three co-authors about a fascinating project from the IDEAL dementia research programme: a conversation-starting play called ‘The World Turned Upside Down’.
For people who are accustomed to hearing, changes in hearing ability can significantly impact an individual’s communication and social life. In this blog, Professor Tom Dening discusses his recent experience of getting hearing aids, using this to reflect on the complicated relationship between hearing loss and dementia.