Nicola Montesin

Nicola Montesin is a speech-language pathologist, currently employed full time within the Speech Language Centre. She currently works full time with adults and the elderly, and forms part of the Dementia Specialised Division within the public sector. She delivers lectures on stroke care for the Malta University Holding Company. Nicola completed her Masters Degree in Ageing and Dementia Studies in 2019 and serves a committee member for the Malta Dementia Society. Nicola currently provides training to care homes, family members and care staff on how to help people with dementia communicate. Anyone who wishes to attend these lectures can contact the Malta Dementia Society on [email protected].

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‘Mum, do you remember me?’ ‘Dad, what are the names of my children?’  ‘No, my mum doesn’t understand us’. ‘You can order pizza for lunch; she does not like fish’. This scenario is seen and heard all too frequently within the community, in care homes, and even on social media. As a speech-language pathologist working with adults and the elderly, I am pained each time by the look of confusion and desperation in the individual with dementia, who is often unable to reciprocate or understand a conversation. ‘Why?’ one may ask. The answer is that we should preserve one’s dignity throughout the disease’s progression. OneRead More…