A community group has launched a campaign to make 50 businesses in the Sid Valley more ‘dementia friendly’ by Christmas.
More than a dozen businesses have already taken the free training offered by Dementia Friendly Sidmouth which launched in June with the aim of raising awareness of dementia to improve the lives of those living with the condition and their families/carers.
Plymouth residents and organisations will be able to find out more about dementia as part of a Dementia Awareness Day next week.
There will be free one hour dementia awareness sessions throughout the day on Wednesday 24 February between 10am and 4pm. The event has been organised jointly by Plymouth City Council, Plymouth Dementia Action Alliance and the Healthy High Streets Group....
Plymouth now has two car parks with designated ‘Dementia Friendly’ parking spaces which are thought to be the first of their kind in the UK.
Following consultation with carers who expressed frustration about the difficulties they face in parking and accessing the city centre, Plymouth City Council’s parking unit has introduced some new dementia accessible parking spaces in two of its...
Dementia Friendly employers in Plymouth are being recognised for their commitment as the city becomes more dementia aware.
All local organisations that have signed up to Dementia Friendly status are being recognised at a special event at the Reception Room, Council House on Monday 12 October. In addition Plymouth City Council’s Cabinet will receive an update report on all the work that...
Public sector executives across the South West are being challenged to take action on dementia in a new initiative being led by the universities of Plymouth and Bournemouth.
A two-day Dementia Leadership conference is being held this week, with speakers including Government minister Norman Lamb MP, the National Clinical Director for Dementia in England Professor Alistair Burns, and...
