12 stories of Christmas - Day Ten

This festive season, we’re bringing you 12 stories of Christmas. These stories tell of the amazing things that the Age UK Notts staff, volunteers, funders, and you have done to support older people across Notts & Nottinghamshire this year.

Day 10 – Sybils - A Specal Moment

Wonderful feedback was received from the daughter of one of the Sybil Levin Day Service attendees.

“A massive thank you to everyone at Sybils for making such a difference to the lives of people with dementia every single day.

We would like to say the BIGGEST THANK YOU 🙏 for going above and beyond looking after my precious mum.

The care given to her at the centre is simply the BEST, ensuring she's happy, safe and fulfilling her time spent there in a good way.

Not forgetting to mention the minibus ride to and from the centre. The staff are BRILLIANT with her.

We've DEFINITELY noticed a change in mum since attending the centre (that's down to you wonderful people).

Mum's definitely got some of her sparkle ✨️back.

The Sybil Levin Centre has been a life saver when we needed you the most ... not just for my mum, but for us too!! I feel like you are giving me a little piece of my mum back every time she goes to the centre.

We are truly grateful and can't thank you ALL enough!! 🙏”

The Sybil Levin Specialist Dementia Day Service is a SPECAL- informed day service, unique within Nottinghamshire; which uses an innovative approach which quite simply changes the lives of people with dementia. The word SPECAL is used to describe a unique dementia management method that can be learned and used by anyone involved in the care of a person with dementia. The SPECAL method is based on an innovative way of understanding dementia from the point of view of the person with the condition. This unique, person-centred approach underpins everything we do. The service is very different from traditional day service provision, and we witness immediate and sustained improved wellbeing from the moment the person arrives at the service.

If you would like to find out more about the service:
Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire | The Sybil Levin Specialist Dementia Day Service