Are you caring for someone living with dementia?

Would you like to find out more about the condition?

Would you like help with strategies and guidance to empower and support you with your caring role?

People do not expect to be carers, but a diagnosis of dementia can change you from a partner to a carer, from a daughter or son to a carer, often with little understanding of how this will affect you and the person living with dementia.

The Carers Learning Programme is designed to help support you and the person living with the diagnosis. It explores the different stages as a carer of someone living with dementia.

The programme runs over 4 consecutive weeks, with 3-hour sessions each week, which are facilitated at different times throughout the year. Each session has set themes, which are interactive, informative and engaging.

We will explain about the different types of dementia and how it can impact on the way some people may behave (and the reasons for this). How to manage if a person starts to lose their communication skills or forget words and offer you different techniques and skills to help you to manage and much more.

We also provide you with practical resource materials, fact sheets and information from guest speakers where appropriate, and of course the opportunity to share your knowledge and experience with other carers. Your role as carer has the potential to be stressful and we aim to help alleviate that and support you as you journey on your dementia adventure.

Whether you are caring for someone who has recently developed dementia or have been caring for someone for many years, this programme can help.

Please contact us on 01474 533990 or email info@alz-dem.org to register your interest. 

Testimonials:

“I don’t feel so alone now.  I will definitely be putting all the info into practice.” 

“It gave me a clearer picture of what the stages of dementia are, things to expect and how to cope with the various stages. 

“I found it very useful and thought provoking.”

“A great and helpful course”