Relationships form a central part of our identity, but can often change when someone has dementia. Read tips to help maintain a relationship, and on understanding and supporting a person with dementia here: spkl.io/6016fuxjp

Good nutrition is important for everyone, but it is especially important for people living with dementia. A balanced diet can help maintain energy levels, help the body to fight infections and improve overall well-being. Here are a few tips for eating well with dementia 🍴👇

#ICYMI Are you or a loved one living with #dementia? Have you received support from Allied Health Professionals (#AHP) to help you live well and continue doing what matters most to you? We want to hear from you! online1.snapsurveys.com/k1jxpl Survey closes on 4th November 2024.

#wearecelebratingexcellence with dementia care home ANP Kenny Davidson who is improving outcomes for those with dementia in care settings. Pain management, delirium and medication reviews can have a significant impact upon reducing agitation and distress…

⁦Stephen Main⁩ Lead Nurse Abdn city partnership takes us on a 5yr journey of evolving service provision from vaccinations to health promotion & wellbeing support across Aberdeen, #MEOC, #wearecelebratingexcellence & sharing improvement achievements 👏⁦NHS Grampian⁩

⁦Laura Reid⁩ of practice education, shares innovative partnership developments ‘widening access to working in healthcare’ promoting health careers through schools and working with youths throughout Aberdeen city and shire #wearecelebratingexcellence ⁦NHS Grampian⁩

Physiotherapists Yvonne Kerr and Fiona Morris shared with us their experience and outcome measures managing women with pelvic organ prolapse ‘piloting’ an integrated gynaecology Physiotherapy clinic #wearecelebratingexcellence ⁦NHS Grampian⁩

Congratulations to OT colleagues who won the directors award at #wearecelebratingexcellence During OT week too! Royal College of Occupational Therapists NHS Grampian

⁦Melanie Hendry⁩ shared how the neonatal team used a quality improvement approach towards developing safe delivery of ‘home phototherapy’ for neonates with jaundice #wearecelebratingexcellence

#wearecelebratingexcellence with Nicola and Jen who share with us the developing River dee Medical Group Community Interest Group, from conception to present day. Great example of person centred, community focused service provision ⁦NHS Grampian⁩

#wearecelebratingexcellence. An interesting and inspiring day with NHS Grampian colleagues sharing health improvement work. Such a lot of inspiring work that is often hidden. My first more formal presentation, can't say I enjoyed it but I survived!

All our behaviours are a form of communication. Can we get underneath what we see to understand the meaning? Can we consider context, history & feelings to make sense of what is being said without words? #WithSLTuCan

I am moving to Bluesky 🦋, same username, come and find me there!

🆕We’ve just launched our new Dementia Hub at #CareHome24! It’s an online resource with links to guidance, good practice and our previous dementia-related publications⬇️ 🔗hub.careinspectorate.com/how-we-support…

What a team of workshop facilitators for this afternoons, day 2, CPD right to AHP rehabilitation in dementia #Robotics #CarerTraining #ServiceDevelopment ⁦Scotland's Journeying through Dementia⁩ #MoveMore #BrainHealth (Tom missing in the photo!) changing conversations, 40 AHPs at a time 💙

An amazing summary by ⁦Ashleigh Gray⁩ of another amazing and inspiring day Rights based rehabilitation in dementia. Changing the conversation with 40 AHPs at a time 💙 ⁦Fiona Maclean⁩ ⁦

First snow of the winter @Woodend Hospital and Hazelhead park

Celebrating the contributions of #AHPs in Scotland, Prof Elaine Hunter shares a new fluid way of thinking about dementia as every AHPs business AHPDementia Professor Carolyn McDonald Alzheimer Scotland AHPF Scotland SDWG NDCAN

bold-scotlandcic partner Ron Coleman shares his story as part of the Scottish Government #RethinkDementia campaign. “I’m still the same person... society view people living with dementia as not being capable... it hasn’t stopped me" Read & Share Ron's story here bit.ly/4f2uY3V

Do we all mean the same when talking about dysphagia? Surprisingly, there is still no agreed definition 😱 Listen to Prof. Debra Suiter, Prof. Giselle Carnaby & Dr. Martin Brodsky, who are working to establish a definition of dysphagia. ✨Wishing you all a wonderful holiday✨