Dementia Gateway: Difficult situations
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Aggressive behaviour
Practical guidance on understanding aggressive behaviour.
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A different reality
How to relate to a person with dementia who is living a different 'reality' to yours.
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Problems related to using the toilet
Practical tips on managing problems relating to the toilet.
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Repetition
Responding to repetition.
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Walking
When and how to intervene when people with dementia walk.
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Refusing help
How to respond when a person with dementia refuses assistance.
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Sexual expression
Responding sensitively to situations involving sexuality .
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Being withdrawn
How to respond when a person appears to be withdrawing from others.
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Antipsychotic medication and dementia
Types, side effects, and the case for reducing their use in dementia care.
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Alternatives to antipsychotic medication
The case against antipsychotics, and what to try instead.
Working with people with dementia can be very rewarding. But situations can arise that are difficult for the person with dementia or those supporting them – or both parties.
Explore the links above to explore some of the most common difficult situations that can arise when supporting a person with dementia.
Try to understand how hard it is for us…it's just that you can't see the missing bits that we are having to cope without.
Christine Bryden, a woman with dementia, writing in her book, Dancing with dementia: my story of living positively with dementia
Case studies
Share your own practice examples with us!
SCIE is looking for examples of good practice in dementia care so that we can share them with people working in the sector and help to raise standards of care.
Visit the Dementia Good Practice Exchange to find out more.
