Tag: dementia
This is how you have good conversations with people who have dementia – news Vestland
Being social and having good times with others is extra important for people with dementia. Mina Gerhardsen thinks so. She is general secretary of the patient organization Nasjonalforeininga for folkehelsa.…
Several new dementia choirs start up after the series about the dementia choir on news TV – news Trøndelag
– We have had an enormous response, says Line’s Kristin Opdal. She works in home care in Overhalla in Trøndelag, and is one of thousands of Norwegians who have been…
At the same time that Ingrid Gjessing Linhave was working on the news series “Dementia Choir”, her father developed dementia – news Vestland
– It is very difficult for a person to get dementia. In addition, this is an illness that turns life completely upside down, also for the relatives. Linhave has had…
Anna Marie Laugsand devoted her life to helping people with dementia – then she got the disease herself – news Trøndelag
– This is the nursing award. It was very strong to win it. I have fought a lot for young people with dementia. Anna Marie Laugsand (60) proudly displays the…
Tellef (50) had Down’s syndrome and dementia – got a standard seat – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
– I feel that Tellef has been on a kind of “carousel of hell”, and that he was thrown off at speed. He was even more involved than he was…
One hour of exercise a week prevents dementia and improves heart health – news Trøndelag
A single hour of training a week is hardly enough to become a world champion in anything. But – here comes the good news: It is enough to get significant…
Patient with dementia was found frozen at a nursing home in Bodø – news Nordland
Today, more than 100,000 people in Norway are affected by dementia. It is expected that the incidence of the disease will double in the coming decades. In recent years, there…