Dementia Friendly Community

Dear colleague Firstly, can I thank you for everything you’ve been doing to help with the COVID-19 community response efforts in Dorset. Many vulnerable people of all ages may have been se...

Below is a link to a podcast for carers to help with self care during the pandemic developed in partnership with Dorset Healthcare carers lead, Dorset Mental Health Forum, Rethink and the Recovery E...

United Against Dementia has created a toolkit for volunteers supporting the coronavirus response. www.alzheimers.org.uk/coronavirus-volunteer-toolkit Many people already helping or voluntee...

The Forget-Me-Not Meeting Centre happens every Monday at Wareham Hospital from 10.30am to 1.30pm. Meeting centres bring together people living with dementia, their family members and carers, volun...

The Co-Op community page for Dementia Friendly Purbeck is now up and running and ready for Co-Op members to select for donations. To make a donation you need to join the Co-Op and nominate Dementi...

If you or your partner has been diagnosed with a dementia you are eligible for a council tax discount. You may even be exempted from paying council tax. To find out more, telephone Dorset council ...

Dementia Friendly Purbeck held the annual ‘Time for a Cuppa” on behalf of Dementia UK at the Wareham Town Hall on Saturday, March 2nd. The event was very well attended, with dozens of pe...

Family and friends of a local lady who passed away recently have made a generous donation to Dementia Friendly Purbeck via Albert Marsh Funeral Services. Sincere thanks to all who donated.

Are you happy for health agencies such as doctors' surgeries and hospitals to share health information about you? To find find out more about the Dorset Care Record, go to: https://news.dorset...

December 17, 2018 A study released in December, 2017 from the the Improving the experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life (IDEAL) cohort, which is part-funded by Alzheimer’s Society, ...

NICE and SCIE have developed a new quick guide with the aim of informing people and their family and carers about the support that is available after a diagnosis of dementia.