Dementia event for carers
Published on 29 June 2018 01:10 PM
This event is aimed at unpaid carers who look after someone with dementia.
Tuesday 17th July 2018 from 10am – 3pm
Wallsend Memorial Hall
10 Frank Street,
Wallsend. NE28 6RN.
Programme:
- (9:30am Coffee & Registration)
- Free Event with lunch and refreshments provided.
- Presentation topics: Newcastle University - What brain scans tell us; Top tips for carers; Useful online training.
- Market Place - A variety of stalls from local organisations who can offer help and support to people living with dementia and their carers.
- Workshops - Improving communication and dealing with challenging behaviour; Coping and emergency planning.
BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL
Please contact the Carers’ Centre on 0191 643 2298
Unable to leave the person you care for?
Age UK North Tyneside are running stimulating activities for people with dementia while the conference takes place, so carers can attend.
PLEASE RING TO BOOK A PLACE.
(0191) 643 2298
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Related Links
Our Dementia Services
Other Services
- Coronavirus - information for families looking after someone with dementia (Dementia UK website)
- DemTalk online resource
- Dementia UK
- North Tyneside Carers' Centre
- Free dementia training for carers, from Future Learn
- Significant Care - a free tool to help carers spot deterioration
- M4D Radio - Music for Dementia
- Free online Dementia skills training for Carers
- FREE Talking Sense audiobook from Dementia Support UK
- The Countrymen Club at Meadow Well Connected
- Dementia Talking Point online forum (Alzheimer's Society)
- Carer support from the Masonic Charitable Foundation
- Alzheimer's Society - Find support near you
- Benefits of Puzzle Solving for Adults
More about Dementia
- First drug that can slow Alzheimer's dementia - BBC News
- Lifestyle changes could prevent dementia
- A short video clip from ITV News showing an Admiral Nurse and the impact of her work.
- Alzheimer's Society's 'Fix Dementia Care' petition
- Help with research into Caring during Covid 19 isolation
- Covid 19- How to explain coronavirus to someone with dementia
- NHS - Looking after someone with dementia
- Alzheimer's Society - Brain training and dementia
- Glossary of common dementia terms
- Experiences of Dementia and Memory Support Services in North Tyneside
- Supporting people with sight loss and dementia (RNIB)
- Five signs that someone may have sight loss and dementia (Henshaws)