Dementia Australia offers a broad range of sessions and group programs for family members, friends and carers of a loved one living with Dementia. We were fortunate enough to run a session for the Parish community on 6th March, 2019, which ran for one hour with approximately 50 people in attendance. The session was very informative and engaging in covering a broad range of topics such as:
- Define dementia
- Types of dementia
- Signs and symptoms of dementia
- Memory loss
- Communication and language
- Attentive skills
- Visual perceptions
- Reasoning & Judgement
- Risk factors
- Prevention
- Strategies/ plan to assist others with dementia
This was a successful event in raising awareness and educating the parish community on dementia. Unfortunately, today there is no cure yet for dementia, however, even if we find a effective cure for dementia, it’s better to increase our awareness of this complex condition in order to prevent the risks factors of dementia as early as possible.
For more information or resources, contact or visit their website: www.dementia.org.au
