Diverse Alzheimers More hands make work lighter. Team up and help out. Win win .

Care/supporting a person living in a care home…one still can/does

We asked ppl to describe carers in less than three words. Look at this…

Diverse Alzheimers No, I disagree carers and supporters compliment the care given in residential or nursing settings.

Meeting centres support programme highly appreciated by people with dementia and carers: a European cross-country evaluation by Dorota Szcześniak et al in Aging Mental Health (2021), via Pubmed: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31684754/

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Diverse Alzheimers Q 10 Think about 'And then?' i.e. what might happen when it's all over. Meanwhile create 'circles of support' around both you and the person you're supporting. #diversealz

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Diverse Alzheimers For some it’s a paid role not a loving role & agreement on hourly rate dependent on their experience
They are hired to do a job & with that we hold expectations
It can be a very fine line with trust compatibility
So different than doing it with unending love or no choice

Children and young people and caring...we shouldn't forget Lorenzo's House

Thank you to everyone who joined. If we see any more posts, we'll pick them up tomorrow. Appreciating your time in this space. #Diversealz

Seeing word fight in timeline. We've been discussing caring, what it takes. Be prepared to 'fight', fall down and get back up. #diversealz Correct?

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Diverse Alzheimers Well, first of all support them ! They need help. So help them. If we all think of how vulnerable any of us could be in a worst case scenario, picture it. Then act as if you are fighting for your own life to be understood. You'll fight to the end then. #diversealz

Caring. radical optimism writing a memoir. Prediction. X will propel it to best seller status #diversealz #dembk

#Memoir : Dear Life: A Doctor's Story of Love and Loss by Rachel Clarke covers caring for her beloved father. Dr Rachel Clarke new book, The Story of a Heart, will be released in September. #diversealz #dembk

Any questions or comments?

We're asking via/with @dembkclub about the books by carers or with a carer focus that have made a difference to you. #diversealz

DementiaBook Club Diverse Alzheimers I got a lot from Sally Magnusson’s book - Where Memories go

Before we go Question 11 One tweet could make a difference - tapping in to the X dementia community. Would you agree? #diversealz