Umbrella Dementia Cafés create welcoming spaces for people living with dementia, their families, and carers. Through connection, activities, and support, we foster meaningful moments and community engagement for all.
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Listen to Kirsty Porter's impressive interview by Claudia Nankervis on the 'Pressing:On' podcast about the UDC Origin Story.
But what do the majority of people know about dementia? Most think it is what happens to granny when she gets old.
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If this image had sound, you'd hear very loud 90's dance music. There, I said it - #vulnerablespace. This is what I do to look after myself. Funnily enough, I only remember to do this when I'm NOT stressed.
For many of us, a dementia-friendly Christmas can be tricky and requires family members to understand how to include and connect with loved ones living with dementia.
Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe symptoms of a degenerative brain disease. Dementia is to Alzheimer’s what fruit is to an apple or what shortness of breath is to Asthma.
It’s been more than two weeks now since Gene Wilder died, and I’m still struggling with it. We may never know the full reason why Mr. Wilder and his loving family respectfully wanted to keep his Alzheimer’s disease a secret, but I just can’t shake the thought that stigma might have played a starring role here.
I began my self-imposed industry research journey at the World Congress of Active Ageing in Melbourne (hosted by ISEAL), and it certainly had a profound and overwhelming affect on me.
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