Article Archive: Year 2017

Newton Abbot Dementia Carer Network group The Newton Abbot Dementia Carer Network has been  running since April 2018. For anyone who has been affected by dementia. It doesn’t matter if…

Dementia Carer Workshops Two Dementia Carer Workshops were delivered to the British Library.   London St Pancras on 4th July and Boston Spa on 6th July.   Dementia Friends Each workshop was…

Nomination I first heard of the Newton Abbot and District Annual Civic Awards in a surprise email.  Acting Chairman Keith Stokes-Smith was inviting me to attend their annual award ceremony on 17th June and…

Suicide First Aid through Living Works This Suicide First Aid two day course is life changing as much as it is life enabling. You never know when you might need it! Learn the right…

How to create a dementia friendly GP surgery Devon Square wanted to become a more dementia friendly GP surgery. Mike Stewart, Practice Manager and myself, Patient Participation representative, requested a Dementia Walkthrough.   Liam…

I attended this conference at Plymouth Guildhall on Wednesday March 16th. My new pull-up banner arrived in the nick of time! My stand was in an excellent position by the…

It helps when family understand Paranoia can divide siblings and create family rifts. Most of all it can hurt the very people trying to care. Whilst on the telephone to my sister,…

When a relative of a person with dementia dies, forgetting the news of the death can cause the person trauma: They think this is the first time they have been…

When my mother went to live in a warden-assisted flat, I was her only carer nearby. I soon got chatting to other residents in passing – I get this from…

A person with dementia is terminally ill. Being a little blunt, if they do not die of another serious illness they may have, they will die of the dementia eventually….