News

Keeping the audience informed is a core mission for DemiCare website. In this section, you will be given quick access to late-breaking or urgent updates on the project’s progress.

Sociale activiteiten

Veel dementerenden vermijden interactie met familieleden of vrienden, omdat ze hun afnemende capaciteiten en functioneren herkennen en zich op hun beurt schamen of gefrustreerd voelen. De omkering van de rollen, waarbij kinderen voor hun ouders zorgen, kan ertoe leiden dat sommigen zich afzonderen van sociale interacties met hen. Bovendien kunnen

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Reminiscence

For someone with dementia, a conversation about who they are and were, rather than about their illness can be a positive activity. You can do reminiscence work by using photos, music, objects, or other stimuli to create a conversation of remembering details of a life. Make a memory or rummage

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Attività per ridurre l'apatia

L'apatia è descritta come una mancanza di interesse o una persistente perdita di motivazione nel fare le cose. Può essere difficile trovare attività appropriate in cui impegnarsi, quando la persona di cui ti stai prendendo cura soffre di apatia. Tuttavia, impegnarsi in alcune attività sarà utile per mantenere

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Activities for apathy

Apathy is described as a lack of interest or a persistent loss of motivation to do things. It can be difficult to find appropriate activities to engage in, when the person you are caring for are suffering from apathy. However, engaging in activities will be beneficial for maintaining physical and

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Omgaan met verdriet van mantelzorgers

Wanneer iemand overlijdt, is het normaal om gevoelens van verdriet te ervaren. Het is normaal om te rouwen dat je de persoon niet meer kunt zien, dat conflicten niet worden opgelost en dat de dromen en verwachtingen die verband houden met de toekomst verloren gaan. Wanneer iemand van wie je

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Begeleide meditatie

In de volgende video word je door een meditatie geleid. Vooral voor die mensen die weinig of geen ervaring hebben met meditatie, kan deze geleide meditatie een goede hulp zijn. Een meditatie van tien of vijftien minuten, zoals hieronder uitgelegd, kan je helpen om je stress te overwinnen en innerlijke

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The DemiCare project has been funded by the Active and Assisted Living programme. AAL is a European programme funding innovation that keeps people connected, healthy, active and happy into their old age.

AAL supports the development of products and services that make a real difference to people’s lives - for those facing some of the challenges of ageing and for those who care for older people if they need help.

The project has an overall budget of 2.029.091,76 €, to which the AAL will contribute with 1.477.535,07 €