Promoting and managing continence for people living with dementia mate wareware

The new guide "Promoting and managing continence for people living with dementia mate wareware" has just been released by a University of Auckland research team.  

Many people are affected by dementia and incontinence. In 2020, there were almost 70,000 people living with dementia mate wareware in Aotearoa New Zealand, around 35,000 of them were affected by urinary incontinence and approximately 18,500 were affected by faecal incontinence.

This guide presents practice information and advice for people living with dementia mate wareware and their care partners. Part 1 focuses on getting into the system and part 2 offers potential solutions to common continence challenges. It was developed and designed with experts by experience, focusing on the things we wish we knew earlier.