Finding fantastic venues for our flagship Memory Walks is both a challenging but exciting part of the job for our Memory Walk team. We’re really lucky to be able to visit all these beautiful places and explore their country lanes, all in the hope of choosing the best possible venues for our walkers! With Memory […]
Dementia Friendly Awards 2017: Last year’s winner, one year on
With nominations for 2017’s Dementia Friendly Awards now open, one of last year’s winners Gina Awad explains how work continues in her local community. Since winning the award for Dementia Friends Champion of the Year in 2016, I have continued to raise awareness across Exeter. In this busy, vibrant city a transformation in the perception of […]
How Lichfield became the first ever dementia-friendly diocese
Dementia enabler Sarah Thorpe explains how dementia-friendly churches have a role to play at the heart of a dementia-friendly community. In 2013, we began work creating dementia-friendly churches across the diocese of Lichfield, an area with a population of over two million which includes Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, the Black Country and most of Shropshire. Just […]
Alzheimer’s Society at Pride: Supporting LGBT+ people with dementia
As Pride events continue across the country, the Alzheimer’s Society stays committed to supporting LGBT+ people with dementia. Everyone living with dementia will experience a range of challenges. Many of these will not be affected by the person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. However, there are certain challenges that lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people with […]
Community Circles provides a personal touch for people living with dementia
Arthur Hall, who has dementia, continues to do the things he loves through his Community Circle. Find out how this and other kinds of personalisation can have a big impact on dementia care. When thinking about how to support people with dementia, it’s important to consider what’s already in their lives – who surrounds them, what […]