Dementia Adviser Newsletter
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1 Dementia Adviser Newsletter INSIDE THIS ISSUE Sept 2018 2– 8 Upcoming events Dementia Forum Of Interest 9 - 12 2nd Nov 2018 Dementia 13 Action Our next Dementia Forum, on Fri 2nd Nov, will focus on the Alliance good work undertaken by Bracknell Forest Dementia Action Alliance (DAA). During the Forum there will be an opportunity Weekly/ 14 - 28 to hear from local businesses, organisations and individuals who have contributed to the development Monthly of our ‘Dementia Friendly Community’. Social Activities The forum will give you the opportunity to chat with members of the Community Carers 29 - 31 Mental Health Team for Older Adults, including our Social Workers, CPNs, Support Workers, Dementia Adviser, Psychology Team and Contacts 32 more. The Dementia Forum is also an opportunity for you to have your say on local services and what you would like to see improved or developed further in the future. All are welcome, including people with dementia, carers, health and social care practitioners, and anyone interested in learning more about dementia. Please book early as places are limited. To book your place please contact Karen White on 01344 823220 Karen White, Service Development Coordinator Tel: 01344 823220 email: [email protected] 2 2 3 3 4 A.G.M. and CELEBRATION Wednesday 12th September 2018 A.G.M. 2.30 – 3 p.m. Celebration 3 – 6 p.m. Refreshments kindly provided by Friends of Jealott’s Hill. There will be an escorted tour of the site at 4.30p.m. Please confirm if you can attend, by entering jhcl.eventbrite.co.uk into your internet browser, open the event and ‘register’ a free ticket [email protected] Tel 07867 695 931 4 5 5 6 Triple ‘A’ Ascot Area Alzheimer’s Lunchtime Meeting Guest Speaker: Dr Chakrabarti (Consultant Psychiatrist, Bracknell Memory Clinic) Update on New NICE Guidelines for Dementia (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) St Michael’s Church Hall Easthampstead, Bracknell Monday 17th September 12.30pm-2.30pm Refreshments provided. All Welcome If you are interested in coming along, please contact: 6 Pam Woodrow 01344 486349 7 During World Alzheimer’s Month in September, Bracknell Memory Clinic, The Alzheimer’s Society, Signal4Carers and Healthwatch are hosting Drop-in Sessions at GP surgeries in Bracknell Forest If you’re interested in finding out more about dementia or local support services for people with dementia and their carers please come and chat with us. Private consultations are available during this time, please discuss further with GP reception staff prior to the event Dates and times below: th Evergreen Surgery - Skimped Hill 11 Sept 10am – 12noon th Boundary House 12 Sept 2pm - 4pm th Binfield Practice 14 Sept 10:30am -12:30pm th Great Hollands (Dr Arora) 14 Sept 2pm – 4pm th Easthampstead Practice 17 Sept 1:30pm – 4pm th Green Meadows 18 Sept 10am – 12noon th Forest End Medical Centre- Sainsbury 18 Sept 2pm – 4pm th Owlsmoor -Sandhurst 20 Sept 1:30pm - 3:30pm th Crownwood Practice 24 Sept 12noon - 2pm th Yorktown Road - Sandhurst 25 Sept 1pm – 3pm th Gainsborough Practice 26 Sept 10am -12noon th Waterfield Practice - Harmanswater 26 Sept 2pm – 4pm th Ringmead Medical Centre - Birch Hill 27 Sept 10:30am - 12:30pm th Ringmead Medical Centre -Great Hollands 28 Sept 9:30am - 11:30am th Heath Hill Rd Surgery 28 Sept 1pm – 3pm For further information please contact Karen White: 01344 823220 7 8 Dementia Forum Come along for a free lunch and chat with members of the Community Mental Health Team for Older Adults and the voluntary sector. Have your say on local services and hear all about the good work being undertaken by our local Dementia Action Alliance (DAA) Date: Fri 2nd Nov 2018 Time: 11.30am- 2.30pm Easthampstead Baptist Church, Bracknell RG12 7NS To book your place, please contact Karen White: 01344 823220 Please book early as places are limited 8 9 Of Interest House of Memories app My House of Memories app allows you to explore objects from the past and share memories together. It can be used by anyone, but has been designed for, and with, people living with dementia and their carers. The app has pictures of objects from across the decades, which are brought to life with sound, music and descriptions, and provide an easy-to-use way to help people living with dementia explore things that resonate with them. You can browse the objects, which include everyday things such as cinema tickets, a Singer sewing machine and a 10 shilling note. You can save your favourite objects to a digital memory tree, digital memory box or timeline. Rallyround Rally Round is a free and secure online tool that allows family members, friends and carers to organise support for someone they care about. Members in someone’s Rally Round group, including the person them- selves, are able to add tasks which need doing such as shopping, DIY and social activities. Members can then choose to take on these tasks and click to show when they are completed. Text and email alerts remind everyone what needs doing, who is doing what and when things need to be done. Residents of Bracknell Forest are able to set this up for free. Website: www.rallyroundme.com Picture Guess App An app that’s been specifically designed to provide cognitive stimulation for people living with dementia. This can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store (iPad only) and Google Play (just search for ‘Picture Guess’) Storii App Storii was created to help families and care workers in residential care settings create per- sonalised life stories for people living with dementia. Families are able to use the platform to share family photos and other media. Care staff can log in and show residents what has been uploaded to their account and run reminiscence sessions to track what is useful for improving a resident's level of happiness and wellbeing. The app is free to use – further information can be found at: https://www.storii.com/ 9 10 Of Interest 10 11 11 12 You know something we don’t know Help us to understand, take part in NHS research We are an NHS unit based at Reading University in Berkshire. We carry out research in memory and cognition with mature adults. We are currently looking for people in the following groups:- Younger People with Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment (diagnosis at age 65 or younger) People who have had a recent diagnosis of dementia and attended a memory clinic in the last 2-3 months People diagnosed with Lewy body dementia or Fronto- temporal dementia Any other diagnosis related to memory problems For most research studies we can come to you, so you will not have to travel. If you are willing to hear more about NHS research then please email [email protected] Or give us a call on 01183 785700 And we will talk you through what we do. We never pressure people into taking part in research and hearing more about research does not oblige you take part. The decision is always yours. We would love to hear from you! The Berkshire Memory And Cognition Research Centre, Harry Pitt Building, Earley Gate, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 7BE 12 13 Members of our Dementia Action Alliance (ever increasing) Age Concern Brack- Courtney Buses Berkshire Healthcare- nell Foundation Trust Care 1st Homecare Age UK Berkshire South Hill Park Arts Cen- Easthampstead tre Alzheimer’s Society Baptist Church Berkshire, Specsavers Bracknell First Group Buses Astbury Manor Care St Joseph and St Mar- GP Surgeries in Brack- Home garet Clitherow Parish nell Forest Church Bracknell Film Health Education Society Tesco - Bracknell North Thames Valley Superstore Boots Opticians - Healthwatch Bracknell Bracknell Tesco - Martins Heron Forest Bracknell Citizens The Binfield Club HSBC Bank Bracknell Advice Bureau (Bracknell) Involve Community Bracknell and The Lexicon Bracknell Services Wokingham College Waitrose Bracknell JJM Taxis Bracknell Community Watershed Care Agency Mental Health Team Keep Mobile Wiltshire Farm Foods for Older Adults My Care My Home (Bracknell) Bracknell Memory Moor Cottage Clinic Veterinary Hospital Younger People with Dementia (YPWD) Bracknell Forest Oxford House Care Council Agency Bracknell Forest Q-Care Homecare DAA New Members Royal Berkshire Fire Bracknell Forest Larkland House, Care and Rescue Service Homes Home (RBFRS) Bracknell Local Promedica 24 Care Sainsbury's - Police Area, Thames Agency Bracknell Town Centre Valley Police Sainsburys - Bagshot Bracknell Road Bracknell Shopmobility Scootermart Mobility Bracknell Town Centre Council South Central Clarks Shoes 13 Ambulance Service Bracknell 14 Dementia -Friendly Screenings at South Hill Park Specially-designed screenings for people living with dementia and their carers. With lights left on low and sound level reduced, these relaxed screenings are on the second Monday of each month. Doors open 1.30pm for a 2pm start, with a short interval. Complimentary refreshments will be provided after each film screening. All staff and volunteers are De- mentia Friends. On the Town Mon 9 July 2pm Three sailors on a day of shore leave look for fun and romance before their 24 hours are up. Classic musical featuring numbers New York, New York, Count on Me and Come up to My Place. The Girl Can’t Help It Mon 13 Aug 2pm A smart girl plays dumb as her mob boss boyfriend tries to make her a star. Quintessential 50s rock film with legendary appearances from Fats Domino, The Platters, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent. Pillow Talk Mon 10 Sept 2pm A chaste spinster is forced to share a telephone party line with a philan- dering man. Light-hearted romantic comedy – as fluffy as its title implies – boasting three songs from Day at her most popular.