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...becomes aggressive at home. Patricia, his wife of 25 years, looks after him without the help of carers, but is reaching breaking point. Carl is admitted to the hospital's specially designed dementia ward, developed in response to the fact that 25 per cent of medical patients now have some form of dementia. Stanley 85-year-old Stanley, who also has dementia, has had three...

...becoming internalised. Internalised ableism is where disabled individuals begin to adopt the negative societal attitudes they have been exposed to and apply them to themselves. This can result in disabled people minimising their own needs, feeling underserving of support, doubting their own capabilities, and feeling guilty about needing or asking for support. As a result,...

...becomes less mobile. What view will they have from their bed? You may be loaned a hospital bed, or do you still want to share a bed with your partner? What equipment or bedding do you need, where to get it from and how to make space for it? How to get someone to the toilet and what to do if they can’t. Do you need to learn how to give medicines, even injections? Local...