Create a personal profile
Help carers and medical staff know more about you by creating a profile to explain your non-medical needs and preferences. Should your care arrangements change due to the current situation, this will allow care workers to know more about you as a person, and will...
Spread the word about becoming a ‘Dementia Friend’
submitted by Sharon Beckett A ‘Dementia Friend’ is someone who learns about dementia in order to help their community understand the condition. The Dementia Friends programme is about learning more about dementia and the small ways you can help. From telling friends...
Browse old photos
If you are living with dementia, browsing old photos can be a great way to reminisce over old times. Simply enjoy flicking through old photos or use it as an opportunity to get all your photos and videos organised. How can I help someone to do this? If you know...
Rewatch your favourite old movies
Make a list of your favourite classic films and find them online so you can rewatch them. Perhaps you could set a time of the day or time of the week where you’ll enjoy another classic? You have lots of ways of getting the movies. Lots of older films are available on...
List the things that cheer you up
If you are living with dementia, setting daily routines can make it easy to maintain your health and wellbeing. Social distancing might be changing your routines, so it’s important to think how to keep doing the things that matter to you even if you are staying at...Latest tweets
Out today via @alzheimerssoc "From Diagnosis to End of Life: lived experiences of dementia care and support". 👀out for report authors @EllaRobinson01 @kielankielan at our @DementiaCan forum in Nov, as we consider the positive role @Pers_Care can play #RightAtTheStartEnquiry
'Even before the pandemic, too many people were left in limbo, misdiagnosed, or passed from pillar to post. Now is the time to press reset & put in place consistent diagnostic services across the country.'
@FiCarragher Director of Research & Influencing https://www.hsj.co.uk/mental-health/the-nhs-must-aim-for-more-than-just-recovering-dementia-diagnosis-rates/7028671.article