Dementia Who!
@Dementiawho
๐ธ Alzheimer's caregiver
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๐ธ Caring for mum with Alzheimer's 10yrs ๐
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04-04-2017 17:40:22
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Update on our Dementia friendly tours .
All set to go and feeling very excited that we now offer this .
Our cathedral is for everyone.
#inclusion
Ppl living w later stage #dementia will only retreat further if not surrounded by โloads of opportunities to reminisce, touch, feel, carry objects & be engaged in domestic living.โ But this requires a move away from task-based care to 1 where #FeelingsMatterMost . Meaningful Care Matters
'Unsung heroes'
being chased
for ยฃ251m
โThe DWP must now move without delay to get a grip & ensure carers are no longer subjected to the distress that such overpayments can cause.
The rate of carer's allowance leaves many struggling to make ends meet.โ๐ news.sky.com/story/carers-aโฆ
This โฌ๏ธ MeriYaadainCiC working for 18 yrs to break down the barriers that prevent people with dementia & carers from accessing the support they need! ๐๐๐
Day 5 of 7 of Dementia Action Week. Our infographic for today. .MeriYaadainCiC
18 years of supporting ethnically diverse communities across the UK (and beyond)
Iโve not been the same person since. Two years on, and I know that I will never be the same person I was before he died. Latest blog piece from Tracy ๐ โฎ๏ธ๐ธ โ๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ด
Diverse Alzheimers Q11 answer-Fear of diagnosis, stigma, loss of friendshipโs, loss of abilities, loss of future. All so worrying while having to wait so long for diagnosis! #diversealz But despite all that, life does go on and lots of it can be good, different but good!
The wonderfully entertaining but very clear message delivered by Prof Sube Banerjee followed by a profoundly moving song from Angeline Morrison The Map & the Light
I confess a few tears leaked out #Cornwalldementiaconference #DementiaActionWeek #holistic #heart #connection #together
Carerโs allowance report a vivid insight into failings of an unfit system
Damning conclusion 'it acts as a vivid marker not just of how unfit for purpose the system was in 2020 but how little ministers appear to have done to change things in the meantime' theguardian.com/society/articlโฆ