{"id":2845,"date":"2015-05-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stonebridge-blog.positive-dedicated.net2\/news\/dementia-awareness-week-2015-2"},"modified":"2020-11-26T13:01:49","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T13:01:49","slug":"dementia-awareness-week-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/news\/dementia-awareness-week-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Dementia Awareness Week 17-23 May 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Stonebridge Supports Dementia Awareness Week<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dementia is a serious condition of the brain, but doesn\u00b4t have to be debilitating or cause a person to lose their self-respect. Carers and relations of people with dementia can support them by learning about the disorder, and understanding how to make life as normal as possible for dementia sufferers.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Dementia statistics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"\/userFilesD\/info(2).jpg\" alt=\"dementia infographic\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are currently 850,000 people in the UK with dementia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two thirds of those people are women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">40,000 are under 65 (it\u2019s not just an older person\u2019s condition).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dementia is on the increase andit is estimated that by 2025 there will be 1 million people in the UK with the condition.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Source: Alzheimer\u2019s Society<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alzheimers.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.alzheimers.org.uk<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong>What is Dementia Awareness Week about?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The week of 17-23 May 2015 is devoted to raising awareness of dementia, eliminating the myths and getting more people involved in caring for and supporting people with dementia. The event is supported by the Alzheimer\u2019s Society, who wish to promote the fact that dementia is not a disease, but a condition.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Events are taking place all over the UK to publicise dementia, and inform how having dementia doesn\u00b4t have to be a life-altering situation.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Learn more about dementia<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dementia is a disorder that affects the brain and sometimes precedes the onset of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease. There are several causes and many people may not know they are developing dementia for several years.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"\/userFilesD\/bigstock-Losing-memory-like-dementia-or-8040209(1).jpg\" alt=\"the word memory being erased \" width=\"300\" height=\"201\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Symptoms include:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Loss of memory (which can be a slow process, taking place over years).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inability to communicate clearly (forgetting names of places, objects and people).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mood swings (being extremely happy then descending to depression very quickly).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dementia Awareness Week wants to promote that dementia is more than just memory loss. It affects people\u2019s ability to speak, how they see the work, recollection of events, perception of loved ones, social behaviour and way of thinking.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Understanding how dementia affects the brain can help carers and family members give the best possible care.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">At Stonebridge we offer a Dementia Awareness Course that is both suitable for professional carers and family members who wish to learn more about the condition.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The course is only 7 lessons and each covers a different aspect of dementia. Completion of the course leads to 2 certificates:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Certificate 1 \u2013 Dementia Awareness Certificate<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Certificate 2 \u2013 Level 2 Dementia Awareness Certificate of Achievement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find out more about this course on this link:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/course\/dementia-awareness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/course\/dementia-awareness<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are 670,000 dementia carers in the UK (Source: Alzheimer\u2019s Society <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alzheimers.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.alzheimers.org.uk<\/a>), some professionals and others family members. Understanding more about the condition can help give sufferers the support they need to lead as normal a life as possible.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>How can I get involved in Dementia Awareness Week?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Alzheimers website has plenty of ideas of how you can lend your support to Dementia Awareness Week and it needn\u00b4t take much of your time.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"\/userFilesD\/iStock_000052641042_Small(1).jpg\" alt=\"old woman and young woman embracing in pink sweaters\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">You could:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">post details of the event on your Facebook or Twitter page<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">download and print posters, flyers and order a collection box from the Alzheimer\u2019s Society<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">organise a fund raising event at school or in the office (cake selling, competitions, bingo, sponsored walk, run or cycle ride)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">make a donation by text message or online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Alzheimer\u2019s Society is also promoting the event by encouraging people to \u2018Do Something New\u2019. Why not do something you\u00b4ve never done before but always wanted to do, whilst raising a little money or even just telling people why you\u2019re doing it? Your small contribution to the event could make a major difference to someone with dementia.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">You could also post some of the amazing stories from the Alzheimer\u2019s Society\u2019s website, about the achievements of dementia sufferers who have also done something new and unique in their lives. Spreading the word costs nothing.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Dementia Awareness online course<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you wish to learn more about dementia take a look at the Stonebridge Dementia Awareness Course on the above link to find out more. The course is online and can be studied in your own time, you don\u00b4t have to visit a classroom on a regular day each week, we understand that studying needs to be flexible.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can also visit the Alzheimer\u2019s website to find out more about Dementia Awareness Week at:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alzheimers.org.uk\/site\/scripts\/documents.php?categoryID=200450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">http:\/\/www.alzheimers.org.uk\/site\/scripts\/documents.php?categoryID=200450<\/a>&nbsp;This page will tell you all about the events taking place all over the UK and tell you how you can take part.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Has dementia touched your life in some way?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;My dementia hasn&#8217;t just affected me &#8211; it&#8217;s affected my friends and family too&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>&#8211; Gerry Anderson<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">What else can be done to support those affected by this devastating scourge?<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/a-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/a-z-courses.png\" alt=\"A-Z book of courses\" width=\"690\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/a-z-courses.png 690w, https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/a-z-courses-300x52.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here at Stonebridge we want to tell you about Dementia Awareness Week. 17-23 May 2015 is devoted to eliminating the myths and getting the public involved in supporting people with dementia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[354],"tags":[314,275,277,313],"class_list":["post-2845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-alzheimers","tag-dementia","tag-dementia-awareness-course","tag-dementia-awareness-week"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2845"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24591,"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2845\/revisions\/24591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}