Friday, 18 October 2013

Sidmouth as a dementia-friendly town

The Herald has been featuring dementia on a regular basis, as reported earlier:
Futures Forum: The future of dementia in Sidmouth

There have been more of these positive stories over the last couple of weeks:

Workshops for carers of dementia sufferers are huge help

Friday, September 27, 2013

A pair of workshops for carers of memory loss suffers were hailed this week as a major step forward in making Sidmouth a dementia-friendly town.




Campaign now under way to get town dementia friendly 

Friday, September 27, 2013

Businesses and shops are being urged to help to transform Sidmouth into a 'dementia-friendly' town.

Information sheets have been hand-delivered to firms and 'customer-facing' facilities including pubs, social clubs and restaurants.

Once they have  been read, businesses will be able to display the Dementia Awareness sticker in their windows.

The campaign is being spearheaded by Mark and Vanessa McGlade of care provider Home Instead.

Memory Cafe scoops prize

Friday, October 18, 2013

 The Sid Vale Memory Cafe landed first prize of £250 from the District Council after leaders told competition judges of its sterling work.

 The cause, where volunteers give free help to people with various forms and stages of memory loss, received the accolade at the Working Together for the Future of East Devon conference last Friday.

There are several services operating locally:
Dementia Services - Devon Local Service Office - Carers support group - Sidmouth - Alzheimer's Society
dementiacaredevon.co.uk | Information about dementia care in Devon
Sid Valley Memory Cafe - Our Health - South West

And many services operate nationally, but with a local network:
Home | Dementia Friends
Dementia Workshop
Alzheimer's Society - Leading the fight against dementia

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