Dementia and mess, guidelines re intervention
Dementia and Mess: Guidelines Regarding Intervention
Imagine a reclusive elderly person living alone in a dilapidated filthy house. The home is cluttered with rubbish and infested with vermin. Excrement and decomposing food are strewn around the floors and the stench emanating is unbearable to all but the occupant, who is blissfully unconcerned by the situation. What do you do, especially when the person is living with dementia?
Presented by Professor John Snowdon in February 2011
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