About dementia
Changed behaviours and dementia
Tips to assist social engagement
1 Tips for friends
This Sheet gives you a few tips on how you can support a friend with dementia and their family. You can make a difference.
2 Tips for visiting
Visiting family and friends with dementia is important for their emotional wellbeing. However people with dementia are usually not able to initiate activities or ‘entertain’ you, the visitor. Here are a few tips you may find useful when visiting your friend or family member, whether they live at home or in residential care.