Wonderful to hear from Kate Swaffer she/her ❤️🌈🖤🌈💛🌈 Dementia Alliance International putting the ME back into deMEntia and discussion about Prescribed Disengagement©️and the need and right to rehabilitation. Always wonderful to hear from you 💜💚

⁦Kate Swaffer she/her ❤️🌈🖤🌈💛🌈⁩ driving the campaign & path to integrating rehabilitation for people living with dementia #ThankYou #AlzScot24

Are you passionate about person centred care approaches to support people with dementia and carers? Applications open now ihub.scot/news/join-the-… #alzscot24

“I did not die” Stuart powerfully telling the audience at the Alzheimer Scotland conference that he is very much alive as he shares his experiences in taking part in research and why he does this. #AlzScot24

What a fantastic and well organised event. Brilliant speakers, collaboration and innovation! Always come away from this event with a sense of purpose and responsibility to continue to make a difference #AlzScot24 Thank you Alzheimer Scotland

It’s been such a wonderful day. Thank you! 🌟🌟🌟

A fantastic #AlzScot24 Conference yesterday. Thank you to the fab Alzheimer Scotland team for arranging for Mum to have her book signed by Scott Mitchell. As a carer, she was blown away by the Conference, well worth the journey from #Orkney!

We're looking for frontline staff who provide care to people with dementia to participate in the co-design of new dementia resources. Register for our events and take part in the survey here app.improvewell.com/share/c62e3989…

Do you provide care to people with dementia? We're looking for frontline staff who provide care to people with dementia to participate in the co-design of new dementia resources. Take part in the survey and register for our events here app.improvewell.com/share/c62e3989….

💬 | Are you a local authority Occupational Therapist in Scotland? This online event offers an opportunity to network and consider how practice based learning can be progressed in your area. Register here: forms.office.com/pages/response…

We've published the final standards for Ageing and Frailty. The standards aim to promote positive, healthy and active ageing. They cover older people who may experience frailty as they age and apply in all settings. Follow the link in the comments to read the standards.

Final preparations completed for our launch tomorrow of the 3rd ⁦AHPDementia⁩ framework aligned to Scotlands Dementia strategy & what people living with dementia are asking for ⁦Alzheimer Scotland⁩ ⁦Scottish Government Dementia Policy⁩ ⁦Professor Carolyn McDonald⁩ ⁦NDCAN⁩ 💜

Hope to see you on 30 April! I’m enjoying the preparation including reflecting on what has opened doors for me and why opening doors for others is a personal and professional priority. Lovely to include people’s stories that demo the power of OT Royal College of Occupational Therapists

We are seeking views from people who live in care homes and their families and friends about the size and layout of care homes, to help us understand people’s experiences of how different sizes of care home affect daily life. Complete our form here forms.office.com/e/biq3pVLa7Z.

Great day at Shooting Stars Alzheimer Scotland & Falkirk FC promoting AHP role in supporting good brain health and Dementia Friendly Falkirk Brain Health Scotland Professor Pauline Beirne Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership NHS Forth Valley Prof Elaine Hunter

Brief message before the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Dr Elizabeth Casson Memorial Lecture tomorrow. Many, many thanks for all the messages of support and encouragement. I am hugely grateful.

Looking forward to sharing our Health and Social Care Improvement Team dementia work at the event with David Marshall and maureen cossar Care Inspectorate

Day one of #SDRC2025 & taking a mythbusting approach to what we know and what we think we know about dementia research in Scotland. Fabulous to see my colleagues at SDWG & NDCAN reminding us research = hope 💕

We're slowly stepping away from X. We’ll be winding down our activity over the next few months and will stop completely by the end of July. Thanks for being part of our journey here 💚 We’re still championing OT – just on other platforms. Read our full statement.

📺Risk factors for Dementia and brain health webinar 📅 17th July; 1:15pm 💰Free! Hosted by Public Health Cymru but open to all! More info in this link: publichealthnetwork.cymru/event/brain-he…