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Dementia Carers – Do you Know your Rights? Carers Rights Day 2023
Carers Rights Day 2023 Carers Rights Day is a national campaign to recognise unpaid carers by bringing together multiple organisations by promoting their rights and raise awareness of support that they are entitled to. Many individuals who are carers often do not see...
Dementia Hwb Job Vacancies
VACANCY Mobile Dementia Hwb Support Worker Funded by UK Government and Community Foundation Wales, Dementia Friendly Swansea have 2 Part-time vacancies for Mobile Dementia Hwb Support Workers. 1x 3 days a week (including Fridays), 1x 4 days a week (including Fridays...
Dawn’s Story, Diagnosis to Dementia Hwb Buddy Project Coordinator
The Quadrant Shopping Centre have published this amazing interview with the lovely Dawn who joined the Dementia Hwb earlier this year and is now the Buddy project coordinator. You can find the orginal article on Quadrant Shopping Centre Centre Instagram, and Facebook...
How Stroke Can Cause Vascular Dementia – World Stroke Day 2023
World Stroke Day 2023 World Stroke Day is on the 29th of October, which aims to increase awareness and knowledge surrounding stroke. Risk factors of stroke 1 in 4 people will experience stroke in their lifetime. There are many factors which contribute to the burden of...
Raising Dementia Awareness Through Music and the Colour Purple
This September, Dementia Friendly Swansea has been supporting the Purple Angels World Rocks Against Dementia (WRAD) campaign. Here is what we got up to in support of Purple Angels and during World Alzheimer’s Month! Raising Awareness Our main goal was to raise...
Never Too Early, Never Too Late – World Alzheimer’s Day Awareness
World Alzheimer’s Awareness Day 21st of September 2023 World Alzheimer’s month takes place annually throughout September, with World Alzheimer’s Day on the 21st of the month. This month is an opportunity for everyone to increase their knowledge to help break down the...
Positive Impacts of Music on Dementia
Music and Dementia Listening to music has been shown through a variety of research to impact neurochemicals in the brain, this is inclusive of dementia care. Research has shown that music can be a powerful tool to improve cognitive function, as intervention, quality...
World Rocks Against Dementia Swansea
World Rocks Against Dementia Swansea Purple Angels was founded by Norma McNamara, from Devon, after his own diagnosis of dementia at the age of 50 and went on to create the Torbay Dementia Action Alliance. Together with Jane Moore, a caregiver from Cornwall, they...
Prevention of Cognitive Decline and Dementia Following Menopause
Prevention of Cognitive Decline and Dementia Following Menopause **Disclaimer, this article is a lay summary of ‘Cognitive decline and dementia in women after menopause: Prevention strategies’ and therefore follows the terminology used in the original paper, however...
Talking to Children About Dementia
A diagnosis of dementia can be difficult on the whole family. It may take some time to understand what changes are happening, and why. This can be especially difficult for younger children. It is natural to want to shelter children from what is happening, but it is...
Swansea Council Ageing Well Beach Festival
Ageing Well Festival 2023 The Dementia Hwb, along with a number of other charities, will be at the Ageing Well Beach Festival on the 12th August 2023. This free event will take place on the beachfront outside The Secret Bar and Kitchen between 11am and 5pm and is...
International Day of Friendship
International Day of Friendship July 30th – Combating Loneliness for People Affected by Dementia. International Day of Friendship highlights the importance of being connected, as good friends can make great support systems, who we share our highs and lows with....
Warmer Weather Tips for People Living with Dementia
Warmer Weather Transition Tips for People Living with Dementia As we move into the warmer months of the year, it is important to consider how temperature changes may affect a person living with dementia. Although the nicer weather and the summer holiday period may...
Risk Factors of Dementia – What Can I do About Them?
Risk factors of dementia, what can I do about them? If you have ever walked by the Dementia Hwb in the Quadrant Centre in Swansea, you may have seen the display in the window called the 12 Modifiable Risk Factors for Developing Dementia. The full information behind it...
Alcohol Awareness Week at the Dementia Hwb 3 – 9 July
Alcohol Awareness Week 2023 Dementia Hwb Awareness 3 – 9 July This week is Alcohol Awareness Week, run by Alcohol Change UK. In the UK alcohol is used during celebrations and during hard times. It has been described as the ‘Uk’s favourite coping mechanism’...
Dementia with Lewy Bodies Awareness Week
Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Week 2023 This week is Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Week. Also known as LBD or dementia with Lewy bodies, it is estimated that for every 100 people who are diagnosed with dementia, between 10 and 15 of these will have dementia with Lewy...
World Continence Week 2023 Dementia Hwb Awareness
This week is World Continence Week 2023, an annual initiative run by the World Federation of Incontinence and Pelvic Problems (WFIPP) to break the stigma surrounding bowel and bladder issues and offer a discussion into best practice and care among individuals and professionals.
Importance of Daily Routines for People Living with Dementia
Incorporating a routine for a person with dementia can be both calming and reassuring for an individual. This also allows for caregivers and family members to implement structure. It is important to involve the person in planning for daily routines, as there may be...