Watch the film clip below and consider the questions at the bottom of the page.
George is 63 and lives at home. He was married and worked in the housing department of the local council for 30 years until he was retired six years ago on the grounds of ill health. His wife left him recently, unable to cope with his dementia and George has since found it difficult to manage alone. He has one son who lives with his partner in the North of England. 
Shirley graduated as a social worker two years ago and is working with adults in the community. Shirley is interested and committed to working with people with dementia, their families and carers and recognises that she needs to develop her knowledge and skills in this area of practice.You have printed a page containing audio/video content. We can't print that, so we've provided a transcript for you instead.
Shirley - Ok George. Let's remind ourselves of what we talked about the last time we met. Do you still have the piece of paper that I left with you? We made some notes to help us remember.
George - Yes. It's here somewhere.
Shirley - That's it. Yes, that's it. We talked about your wife moving out and going to live with her sister, and how sad that made you.
George - Yes.
Shirley - It must be difficult to manage George. You were together for a long time and did a lot of things together. We agreed that you would think about having someone, or some place, to support you to feel less lonely. Like a local group, or picking up an interest that you had? Or even going to the football.
George - I used to like the football.
Shirley - Yes. We also talked about how important it was for you to have healthy food. You said that Connie your wife still comes to cook for you from time to time, but I'm still not clear what you do for the rest of the time George. You're looking very slim. Almost like those trousers were meant for a larger man.
George - I just don't feel very hungry.
Shirley - What about sleeping, can you sleep through the night?
Think back to the first time you met Ellen in Understanding Dementia. Ellen was described as behaving uncharacteristically at the Day Centre, becoming distressed when she wasn't supported to leave when she wished to.
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