Ready for School and Young Carers ...

I know school has only just broken up but as All About Me are now hot off the press, I'd like to show them to you - well to be honest, these are the proto-types - but they are on offer ...

3 booklets for £22.50 plus pp - to purchase please click here -> www.happydayspublishing.co.uk

All About Me booklets are easy to use and suitable for use with PSE groups in schools,  student support centres, youth clubs, and for young carers.

All About Me booklets are designed to be interactive. Helping young people express any broader needs or difficulties they may be experiencing could initiate early intervention or more specific support.

Choose Primary School Age Group or Secondary School Age Group.

Quick and easy product selection and pay via card or paypal.

Gillian

Memory Prompts for Carers and people with Dementia ...

People love to talk.

Enriching care with conversations couldn't be easier ... Memory picture prompts are easy to use and can enhance moments of time when providing enriched care for someone living with dementia.

Who can use Time to Chat memory prompts?

Hospital Volunteers:
If you are a volunteer in hospital wards, it can sometimes be difficult to initiate or continue conversations with patients who are living with dementia.
These wipe-clean picture prompt cards may help to trigger memory, prompt interaction and assist conversation.

Residential & Domiciliary Care:
Carers can keep these light-weight conversation prompts in a pocket for a ready to use at any time with residents or people cared for at home.

At Home:
If you care for someone who has dementia, striking a conversation can sometimes be difficult.
Pictures and text prompts may help to prompt memory and initiate conversations for families, friends and visitors.

Time to Chat ~ Memory Prompts
Helping Carers provide enriched care for our elders and people living with dementia.
Proto-type special offers: 3 packs for £24.50 plus pp

Choose from: Around World War II - Blooms and Butterflies 

Pets and Animals People We Know - Places

email gmhesekth@yahoo.co.uk for next day postage

Coming soon ... www.dementiaworkshop.co.uk for memory prompts, themed memory boxes, activities for residential care homes, social interaction training and more ... See you there very soon,
                                                                             
                                                                           Gillian

Themed Memory Boxes ... for elderly, enthusiasts, care home residents, carers, families and more ...

Themed memory boxes contain physical reminders from our past, conversation prompts, replica memorabilia, photographs and more.

A gift for Grandparents, a useful communication tool for Carers to encourage interaction with residents in care homes or domiciliary care.

Shop at

www.happydayspublishing.co,uk

Dementia -> Hot Weather = Water ...

A person who is living with dementia may not tell you they are too hot - hungry - or thirsty ... 

If you are caring for someone who is living with dementia, please try to make sure the person  drinks plenty of water regularly during these very hot spells to ensure rehydration.

Dehydration can happen easily and quickly.

Take a drink at the same time - This may help recognition and repetition.

Leave a jug of prepared squash in the fridge. Show the person you care for where it is.

Enjoy the sun

Remember to re-hydrate yourself and people you care.

Drink Water - Semi-Skimmed Milk - Juice

Try not to drink fizzy drinks or caffeine 

www.nhs.uk

Dementia Friends ...

Yesterday, I attended a Dementia Champions Information Session run by Alzheimer's Association - all about dementia awareness. Tomorrow, more details about the information and what we could all do - but for now, in between emails, editing and getting www.dementiaworkshop.co.uk up and running as soon as ... the main idea about Dementia Friends is creating awareness:

Knowing that Dementia is not a natural part of ageing - Dementia is caused by disease of the brain. Dementia isn't just about losing your memory, there's still more to a person who is living with dementia. So please don't dismiss relatives, friends, colleagues who may now be living with dementia, life can still be full and lived well. 

What can we do?

Be more patient in a queue if someone appears to be confused or disorientated

Visit relatives, friends, colleagues - for support - comfort - social interaction - help maintain skills

Check out www.alzheimers.co.uk for heaps of information

Become a Dementia Friend

Pledge to do something to help - even just being more patient with someone

email me, Gillian gmhesketh@yahoo.co.uk for further information or to arrange a Dementia Friends Information Chat-around.

[North West UK areas]