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Does your patient or their loved one struggle with dementia? This comprehensive dementia directory makes life easier for all, streamlining the search for local organisations and services, and support. Find dementia care in your local community: https://bit.ly/45MI1m2

As Dementia Action Week begins, let's shine a light on the nearly 900,000 individuals in the UK living with dementia—a number expected to rise significantly. Dementia primarily affects those over 65, but it can also impact younger individuals. At Home Instead, we're dedicated to “Changing the face of ageing”. Our Care Professionals are offered City & Guilds Dementia training so they can look after our clients with expert knowledge. Discover more about our specialist support for local clients living with dementia here: https://lnkd.in/dy_QeKxG #DementiaAwarenessWeek #DementiaActionWeek #DementiaAwareness

🧠 This week is Dementia Action Week 🧠 We can all help create a dementia-friendly future with these simple actions: 🔵 Raise awareness: Learn about dementia to support those affected. 📚 💻 🔵 Include & empower: Create opportunities for people with dementia to contribute. 😄 💬 🙂 🔵 Communicate effectively: Listen with respect and an open mind. 👂🧠😊 🔵 Adapt environments: Make spaces dementia-friendly with clear signage and design. 🚻 🚫 ♻ ➡ 🔵 Connect with your community: Reach out and show kindness to those impacted by dementia. ☕ 🧡 🖐 🔵 Focus on prevention: Adopt a healthy lifestyle to reduce dementia risk factors. 🚶♀️ 🚴♀️ 🏊♀️ 🤹♀️ 😴 👩⚕️ 📚 🍎 🧠 👍 Together, we can make a difference. What action will you take today? #DementiaActionWeek #DementiaFriendly #DementiaPrevention

Is it helpful or harmful to include someone with dementia in a family gathering? People with dementia should not be excluded. They often have much to gain from family gatherings. But if we don't understand and accommodate their needs They won't be able to benefit, and we can make things worse for them. Today's Resource aims to shed light on the topic. Love to hear your thoughts! What should people consider when it comes to successful family gatherings for people with dementia? ... The ABC Dementia Course & Community was created to support you to support someone with memory loss at home or in a care community. Through Education | Support | Coaching | Community | Live Virtual Events | Connection | Understanding | Inspiration | Insight | Resources Intuitive. Holistic. Realistic. Let's learn the heart-centered language of dementia care together

Like many who work in this space, my late mum lived with dementia and she, along with countless others, frequently experienced the stigma and discrimination that is sadly so common for people living with dementia in the community. It sometimes surprises people to know it is estimated that 2/3 of people living with dementia live in the community https://lnkd.in/e_N5ZaQs The Dementia-Friendly Communities Program provides a grass-roots introduction to understanding dementia, to encourage a shift in thinking about dementia in the community, for people who have little to no understanding of the condition. It can be good way to to start building awareness for those who may be interacting with people living with dementia in non-clinical settings, and encourages people to reframe how they view people living with dementia in the community, supporting inclusion and embracing diversity. https://lnkd.in/emCWup4V

When caring for a loved one with dementia, it's important to keep an open mind. Even if they never enjoyed certain activities in the past, their intuitive skills remain intact, allowing us to bring rich experiences to them through their senses. We’ve often heard companion’s loved ones say, “Oh, they won’t want to do that; they never liked it before.” Yet, with the right approach, many of these individuals end up enjoying the very activities they once avoided. This transformation happens because we understand how to work with dementia and meet the emotional needs of those experiencing it, as taught by The DAWN Method. Stay open to new possibilities—you might just discover new ways to bring joy and connection to your loved one’s life. On the blog, read more of our series on creating rich sensory and social experiences for those experiencing dementia.

Empowering Identity: Strategies for Maintaining Dignity in Dementia Discover practical strategies and insights for supporting your loved one's identity in dementia care. Learn how to preserve their dignity and promote a sense of self-worth. Find guidance and inspiration in this blog. Read the blog https://lnkd.in/dzWzsr2U

The National Dementia Action Plan aims to support training for the primary care and community workforce, including allied health professionals, to better meet the needs of people living with dementia and their carers. One issue with some dementia training is that it has not been designed in partnership with people with lived experience of dementia. Did you know that there is training about dementia rehabilitation coming next year? 500 AHPs, care coordinators, nurses and many others have piloted this course. Early next year, it'll be online, available anywhere, anytime, FREE! Take one minute to express your interest here and get emailed when the course is live: https://bit.ly/3Nmc90u Content and focus was decided through co-design workshops with people with lived experience of dementia and healthcare professionals. People living with dementia and their families have contributed videos sharing how support from allied health professionals has helped them after receiving a dementia diagnosis. You can make a huge difference to the lives of people with dementia and their families by completing this training to boost your knowledge of dementia and ways allied health professionals can help, and feel ready to challenge stigma and advocate for dementia rehabilitation in your clinical workplace. Speech Pathology Australia Australian Physiotherapy Association Occupational Therapy Australia Dietitians Australia Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) Gerontological Alliance of Nurses Australia (GANA)

The new 10-year National Dementia Action Plan 2024-2034 is a joint initiative between the Australian Government and state and territory governments. As a member of the expert reference group for dementia for the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, CHeBA Co-Director Professor Henry Brodaty played a role in advising on the Action Plan. “The Action Plan is important and timely, not just in the promotion of #equity, #humanrights and tackling of #stigma, but also to improve diagnosis, treatment, care and support. The Plan aligns with CHeBA’s vision and educational outreach, including teaching Australians about #dementia risk and how to live healthier lives to avoid or delay it. "CHeBA has also led the development of Australian Guidelines for Memory Clinics and is spearheading the development of accreditation standards for memory clinics, which will help improve the quality of dementia assessments across the country. "CHeBA is also evaluating computerised neuropsychological assessment batteries to make such assessments more #accessible and culturally fair, and investigating novel #biomarkers for dementia diagnosis, all in alignment with the Action Plan. "We are pleased to see a key feature of the Action Plan is looking at new ways to gather and use dementia data to maximise the impact of research and promote innovation. CHeBA has taken a lead on this for many years with the launch of Dementias Platform Australia (DPAU), our lead of international consortia, and our sharing of data from longitudinal studies with researchers across the globe.” - Professor Henry Brodaty AO and Professor Perminder Sachdev AM Professor Brodaty also chairs the Expert Dementia Advisory Group for the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) which played a crucial role in devising the evaluation strategy of the Action Plan. 🔗https://bit.ly/41Gojtt

Knowing when to call hospice for help with your loved one living with dementia can be difficult. Amedisys’ dementia specialty program offers personalized care for people who are coping with the effects of end-stage dementia. Learn more about the seven stages of dementia and when to call hospice here: https://hubs.li/Q02D3kPF0