Personally, things were really hard. Not just for myself but Megan also, we felt so conflicted. We knew what we were doing was right, we were changing the way dementia care was delivered. We were enabling people living with the condition to be themselves, enjoy the things they always have done, give families respite, promote […]

My training as an Occupational Therapist had given me a deeper understanding about the importance of activities for our mental and physical wellbeing. I saw first hand the positive impact that day services had on individuals living with dementia when I was on my final year university placement within an older peoples community mental health […]

We had decided that prior to anybody attending the day service it was our duty to find out who they are.  When I say who they are I mean literally that-  Not looking at the diagnosis or how someone’s symptoms present outwardly but looking at the person they are. The individual who, like you now, […]