The Know-How

One of our members has shared a powerful and honest blog about living with a ReSPECT form while supporting her husband through dementia and serious illness. She reflects on how the form evolved over time, what she learned through real emergencies, and how it helped ensure her husband’s wishes were respected. If you are thinking about advance care planning, or supporting someone who is, we hope this lived experience will be helpful.

Home safety visits are free, practical and tailored to you. In this guest blog, a Good Company member explains what they learned and why they now encourage others to book one too.

Last Wednesday ITV’s This Morning and present Sian Welby visited Good Company to film our Snooker and Games Clubs. The segment will air when Richard Osman next appears on the sofa, and we are already hearing from people who want to understand how our approach could work where they live.

A Good Company couple share their experience of joining Time for Dementia, an Alzheimer’s Society programme that pairs medical students with families affected by dementia. The visits give students real insight into daily life with the condition and help shape a more compassionate generation of healthcare professionals.

An honest and reassuring account from a Good Company member about managing continence while caring for a partner, with practical ideas that helped maintain dignity, confidence and everyday life.

Going on holiday can feel difficult when dementia is part of life, but with a little planning it is still possible. One of our members shares how coach holidays helped her and her husband keep exploring, finding simple ways to travel with less stress and more joy.

Dementia can sometimes make people believe they are living in another time of their life. Our dementia specialist Sue Hinds shares a simple technique called VERA that helps carers respond with kindness, comfort and calm when reality feels confusing.