Hi all
I've read the comments about the multi-quote feature, and we'll have a think about this one for sure. We removed this feature along with some others because we felt they were not often used. Also, this particular feature caused confusion and/or distracted the volunteers in our user-testing project. As I said, we're logging all your comments, and will review things a bit later on, to see what might need tweaking.
Skye - I'm pleased you're happy with the changes overall.
I can appreciate that it was becoming unwieldy but the old format was great in that everybody who was in the situation which we are unfortunately in was able to communicate without worrying about 'categories'. when I first found this site I was pretty traumatized with what was happening in my life, I certainly didn't have the knowledge to decide what stage of dementia my parents were in at that time, now if you go into the 'severe' stage of the forum it all seems to be focused around death + preparing for death yet people can live with moderate to severe dementia for quite a considerable period of time.
Quite often people on this forum need emotional support and the new set-up seems to enable practical advice better than just a virtual hug when you need it.....
If you are going to have categories could we please have a general one for people who have parents or close relatives with dementia?
Hi Sally
Thanks for your comments.
The 'I care for a person with dementia' forum might be a good place for you to post, if you'd prefer not to post in one of the 'stages' forums just now.
Also, a good way to get a sense of the breadth of discussions across the forum is to click on the 'Most Recent Posts' or 'Today's Posts' links.
I take your point about the 'Later stages' forum, but I think part of the reason discussions are focused on end of life care at the moment is because we've only just begun the process of moving threads across from the old 'Support for people with dementia and their carers' forum. When we've moved more discussions across, the content in there will be more varied, and will hopefully represent a wider range of experiences.
As for a forum for those with relatives or parents with dementia, this is also feedback we have made a note of and will consider later on.
Thanks again,