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Responsive Behaviours

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Responsive Behaviours

Types of behaviours

January 19, 2026
Agitation and aggression are most often discussed but are only two in a long list of behavioural and psychological symptoms Dementia, regardless of the type, is likely to be complicated...
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Responsive Behaviours

What are responsive behaviours?

January 19, 2026
Current research indicates… The risk of people with dementia developing behavioural or psychological symptoms is between 50 and 90 per cent. “Responsive Behaviours” is an umbrella term used throughout the healthcare...
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Responsive Behaviours

Managing behaviour changes

January 19, 2026
Hiding It is a mistake to hide or be embarrassed about what’s going on. The challenge of dementia is the unpredictability of the associated behaviours. Every case is different. And...
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Assessment and Treatment

January 19, 2026
Effective treatment(s) involve trial and error along with ongoing re-assessments A proper and comprehensive assessment will reveal the nature of the behaviours being displayed by an individual with dementia. Effective...
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Cognition, the brain and dementia

January 19, 2026
We all have behaviours According to the dictionary, behaviour is “the way in which we act, or conduct ourselves, especially toward others”. Dementia complicates everything. It affects the brain which...
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P.I.E.C.E.S.

January 19, 2026
P.I.E.C.E.S. is a non-pharmacological assessment tool used by healthcare professionals to help them determine causes for behavioural and psychological symptoms associated with dementia. The acronym P.I.E.C.E.S. stands for: P hysical....
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Caregiver support

January 19, 2026
There is no job more difficult than caregiving. But there is no job more satisfying than being a caregiver. Rule #1 for caregivers: Look after yourself. Where to begin There...
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Responsive Behaviours

What are responsive behaviours?

January 19, 2026
Current research indicates… The risk of people with dementia developing behavioural or psychological symptoms is between 50 and 90 per cent. “Responsive Behaviours” is an umbrella term used throughout the healthcare...
Read More