Carers: May brings us holiday weekends! #Carers have you planned anything nice to do? Be aware there may be a change with the statutory organisations you engage with and many GP practices will be closed on these days. NDCAN Alzheimer Scotland

Our AHPDementia community is getting ready for this years dementia awareness week in Scotland from 27 May until 2nd June 2024 : Your choice, your voice, your future 💜

Our AHPDementia community is getting ready for this years dementia awareness week in Scotland from 27 May until 2nd June 2024 : Your choice, your voice, your future 💜

AHPDementia That's such a helpful post! Understanding IDDSI levels really does make meal preparation easier and safer for those who need modified textures. Thanks for sharing these insights on the different levels and their descriptions. It’s great to see awareness being spread about this!

Gill Gowran OT 🌻 AHPDementia A fantastic blog 👏🏼⭐️ We met Kenny yesterday at #ALLIANCEConf24 Panel and were inspired by Kenny’s resilience and humour despite all the challenges 🙌🏽⭐️

What a powerful, insightful blog that reminds us of the importance of maintaining personal #occupations for those living with #dementia and that #OccupationalTherapists have a pivotal role in enabling this. #withOTuCAN #valueofOT AHPDementia
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Did you know this? Know the facts if being asked to provide a soft diet ⬇️

Baking is an opportunity to express something of yourself as well as making something delicious to eat. In this topic we focus on biscuits, you can find some instructions under ‘try’. Why not dig out an old recipe book to explore other favourites! dementiatogether.online/home/baking

Making mealtimes easier to swallow starts with knowing international descriptors known as IDDSI. Level 6 is soft & bite-sized , level 5 is minced/ moist & level 4 is puréed. ‘Soft’ has many forms & descriptors matter! #WithSLTuCan

Dementia can affect how well a person can tell the difference between colours. 💡 Bright and contrasting colours can help items stand out better against their background. 💚

Ready for a morning of appreciative enquiry with NHS Ayrshire & Arran AHP Dementia forum. Thanks to Prof Elaine Hunter for sending us plenty of leaflets about Connecting People Connecting Support to get us started! AHPDementia Alzheimer Scotland #AHPsInAction

Occupational therapists can support you to find helpful tools to assist with activity scheduling, such as a whiteboard or weekly planner, to aid with maintaining an active social calendar. #WithOTuCAN

Carers: Children often struggle to understand and talk about dementia. There are resources to help children understand dementia, provide practical tips, and support maintaining quality time with loved ones. Contact Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Advisors for support.Alzheimer Scotland

A weekly BLOG and this week we are sharing a new resource ‘Lifestyle Matters’ an occupation lens to brain health 💚 letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com/2024/04/25/lif… Royal College of Occupational Therapists Brain Health Scotland AHPScot Ruth Campbell 💙

Carers: Children often struggle to understand and talk about dementia. There are resources to help children understand dementia, provide practical tips, and support maintaining quality time with loved ones. Contact Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Advisors for support.Alzheimer Scotland

AHPDementia Absolutely! It's empowering to know that small lifestyle changes can have such a significant impact on our brain health. Focusing on manageable adjustments makes it seem so much more achievable. Great reminder!

What a great resource for carers AHPDementia

AHPDementia Royal College of Occupational Therapists Brain Health Scotland AHPScot Great blog!

Lifestyle Matters. Many factors can affect our brain health and by making tiny adjustments to our lifestyle we can make a difference: maximising how we function and potentially preventing or delaying the development of some types of dementia. 💜 ⁦ dementiatogether.online/home/lifestyle…