Dealing with Dementia
Submitted by admin on Tue, 27/07/2010 - 11:15.
Dementia has never been a fashionable subject, although recent headlines about the rising numbers of people suffering from it have brought it further into the limelight, especially regarding research into treatments.
Shirley Law, seconded as Project Manager with the Iris Murdoch Dementia Centre at The University of Stirling since November 2007, has been passionate about dementia care for years and while delighted to have piloted a training programme in the subject, admits to being stunned at the lack of knowledge amongst some of the people working in the area.
