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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.

Restlessness/agitation

Restless behaviours such as fidgeting, pacing, moving or rearranging things and agitation may occur in people with dementia. This kind of restlessness can be caused by pain or discomfort, depression, constipation, hunger, thirst, need of the toilet, anxiety or boredom or something in the environment. It’s not always easy

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Întrebări sau afirmații repetitive

O persoană cu demență poate face sau spune ceva în mod repetat. Aceasta poate fi repetarea unui cuvânt, a unei întrebări sau a unei activități. Încearcă să-ți amintești că persoana cu demență nu urmărește să te enerveze, ci caută confort. Cel mai probabil a uitat că a pus o întrebare

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Wiederholungen von Aussagen und Fragen

Eine Person mit Demenz kann wiederholt Dinge tun oder sagen. Dies kann die Wiederholung eines Wortes, einer Frage oder Aktivität sein oder das Rückgängigmachen von etwas, das gerade beendet wurde. Versuchen Sie sich daran zu erinnern, dass die Person mit Demenz Sie damit nicht verärgern möchte, sondern höchstwahrscheinlich auf der

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Repetitive sentences or questions

A person with dementia may do or say something over and over. This can be repetition of a word, question or activity or undoing something that has just been finished. Try to remember that the person with dementia is not intentionally trying to annoy you, but is most likely looking

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Zorg weigeren

Het komt vaak voor dat mensen met dementie zorg weigeren. Verschillende stadia van de ziekte kunnen verschillende redenen hebben om dit te doen, en het kan ontmoedigend voelen voor jou als zorgverlener, omdat je bedoelingen goed zijn. Eén aspect is het accepteren van de ziekte. Ze kunnen ontkennen dat ze

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Refuzul îngrijirilor

Se întâmplă frecvent ca persoanele cu demență să refuze acceptarea îngrijirii. Motivele pot fi diferite în stadii diferite ale bolii ceea ce pentru tine - ca îngrijitor - poate fi descurajant, întrucât intențiile tale sunt bune. Un aspect este acceptarea realității bolii. Persoana cu demență poate refuza să accepte declinul

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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 €