Dementia Friends Blog
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Dementia Friends aims to make everyday life better for people with dementia by changing the way the nation thinks, talks and acts. The blog, Dementia Friend is an initiative from Alzheimer's Society.
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Ask your DFO Question: What is National Inclusion Week and how can I get involved? Answer: National Inclusion Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of the importance of inclusion in all activities and projects. Inclusion is about making sure that people feel valued, respected, listened to and able to challenge. It’s about ..read more
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1y ago
At Alzheimer’s Society we believe in working with other national Alzheimer’s Associations and global partners to collaborate and share learning towards the global dementia challenge. In doing so we must regularly ask ourselves, how can we make our resources more universally applicable and culturally appropriate? How can we make a difference to people living with ..read more
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“The whole day was very enjoyable but the most enjoyable moment was listening to Alan Mills. Totally inspirational and underlines why we Dementia Friends Champions are so committed to do everything we can to eradicate the stigma of dementia.” – Vivienne Edgar Champions from all over the country gathered to be United against Dementia at ..read more
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Each month, one of our DFOs (Dementia Friends Officers) answer one of your Dementia Friends Champions questions. Chella Borde, DFO for Wales, answers this month’s question: How do I get more people to come to my public Dementia Friends Information Session? We’ve all heard people say ‘It’s all in the planning’ and this applies here. Give yourself ..read more
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We caught up with our team of Dementia Friends Officers to find out a bit more about them… Aimee Packwood – I cover the East of England. My favourite Session was last year during Dementia Awareness week- I ran an open Session in Swindon high street which was broadcast on the big screen and out of ..read more
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1y ago
Since the Dementia Friends team launched the resources for delivering the Information Session to children and young people in 2014, over 100,000 young people have become Dementia Friends! Thank you to everyone who has used these resources to create Dementia Friends. By involving children and young people in the initiative, you are helping to create ..read more
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Staff at housing and care organisation The Guinness Partnership have been working hard to raise awareness of dementia across the organisation and encourage staff to take action to help people affected by dementia. We spoke to Wendy Wells to find out what impact Dementia Friends has had. WENDY WELLS Why is it important that the organisation support people ..read more
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1y ago
Natalie Hicks recently became a Dementia Friends Champion and, after initially feeling nervous, is now confidently planning and delivering Information Sessions in her community. Here Natalie tells us what it was like to deliver her first Session: Travelling from York to Bradford for the DF champion training I didn’t know what to expect.. But it ..read more
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1y ago
The Champions forum is an opportunity for a group of Dementia Friends Champions to work together and with the Dementia Friends team throughout the year to share their feedback on the programme and to help us develop the resources and support you need to run your Information Sessions. Here two of our forum members tell ..read more
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1y ago
Each month, one of our DFOs (Dementia Friends Officers) answer one of your Dementia Friends Champions questions. Ian Hind, DFO for the East Midlands, answers this month’s question: Dementia Friends What is a webinar and how do I get involved? Our team of Dementia Friends Officers (DFOs) run regular webinars on a range of topics to assist ..read more