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Answering the same questions over and over: how to talk to people with dementia

  • Written by Claire M O'Connor, Research Occupational Therapist and PhD Candidate, University of Sydney
imageHearing the same questions over and over again can be frustrating, but it's important you stay calm – they're not trying to annoy you. from www.shutterstock.com.au

If you care for or know someone with dementia, they’ve probably asked you “what are we doing today?”, “who are you?”, or “when are we going...

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