September is Dementia Awareness Month

September is Dementia Awareness Month. Caregiving and managing incontinence is further complicated if the person is affected by dementia. Along with practical difficulties such the person with dementia having problems “holding on”, finding the toilet, or even being aware they need to pass urine or emtpy their bowels, depression, stress or anxiety, often associated with dementia, can exaccerbate existing incontinence problems.