Maintaining good health and wellbeing is especially important following a dementia diagnosis. Alongside managing symptoms, looking after physical health, emotional wellbeing, and social connections can help people live well for longer, maintain independence, and improve quality of life.
Below is a range of resources to help you or a loved one.
- Community Falls Management & Prevention | NHS Forth Valley
- What to do if you fall | NHS inform
- Telecare self-assessment check on line tool is the use of discreet equipment that can help tell someone if there is an emergency or if you are having difficulties in your home.
- Hearing Loss and Dementia | NHS Forth Valley
- Eye Problems | NHS Forth Valley
- ow to manage your medication to help prevent falls | NHS Inform
- Osteoporosis (FLS) | NHS Forth Valley
- Walking aids:
- Footcare at home | Alzheimer’s Scotland
- Practical Tips For Memory | Alzheimer’s Scotland
- Tips For Talking | Alzheimer’s Scotland
- Coping With Memory Loss | Alzheimer’s Society
- Memory Aids and Tools | Alzheimer’s Society
- Holidays and Travel | Alzheimer’s Scotland
- Holidays and Dementia – Things To Consider | Alzheimer’s Society
- Healthy Living | Alzheimer’s Scotland
- Using technology to help with everyday life | Alzheimer’s Society
- What equipment can improve the home of a person with dementia? | Alzheimer’s Society
- ADAM is a platform which will help anyone living with dementia find the right pieces of technology at the right time.
- Living Well Falkirk – Online self assessment and information from Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership for a range of small equipment, rails, based at Sensory Centre.
- AskSARA is an online guided advice tool for Clackmannanshire and Stirling that can help you find solutions to make your daily living activities easier. It has been developed by professionals and can provide tips and advice to help make small changes that can help, and it can also suggest equipment or technology that will help.
- Telecare self-assessment check on line tool is the use of discreet equipment that can help tell someone if there is an emergency or if you are having difficulties in your home.