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Playlist For Life
Personal music is a powerful tool! Dean McShane, Mental Health Senior Lecturer at Liverpool JMU reports - Our training introduces you to an innovative and powerful tool to help care for a person with dementia. If you work with people living with dementia in any way then Playlist for Life training will help you to become a musical detective and help to develop personalised playlists of meaningful music that taps into the emotions. Details here. |
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Carers programme announced
Tide (Together in Dementia Everyday) - an involvement network for carers & former carers of people living with dementia - have announced their full programme of events , activities and services through to Spring.
For full details visit their special page here. |
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March Forum webinar welcomed over 200 attendees
It was great to hear from Prof Siobhan Reilly, University of Bradford, and Dr Andrew Harding, Lancaster University, today at our March webinar, seeing record numbers of registrations! Siobhan and Andrew shared and discussed their work into what really matters to people living with dementia, and a core outcome set they developed. If you've been unable to join us, or you fancy a re-watch, check out our webinar on youtube:
https://youtu.be/LmdVYq-Y8DU
Next Forum event in May on fall risks in older adults
At our next Forum event, Dr Richard Foster, LJMU, will be talking about fall risks in older adults, and how adapting the environment can help reduce unnecessary risks. As always, our webinars are free and we welcome everyone:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/liverpool-dementia-ageing-research-forum-may-2021-tickets-144630727399
Liverpool Dementia & Ageing Research Forum May 2021 Tickets, Wed 19 May 2021 at 13:00 | Eventbrite
www.eventbrite.co.uk
3rd annual Liverpool Dementia & Ageing Conference - SAVE THE DATE
Save the date for our 3rd annual conference on the 3rd of November this year! Whilst restrictions are changing until then, to play it safe the conference will be virtual again this year. Speakers and topics will be announced closer to the date, as always a mix of academics, health and social care providers, third sector, and people affected by dementia will be invited to speak and discuss their work at the conference.
New leaflet: Understanding Lewy body dementia
We work closely with Dementia UK to support the Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline and are really pleased to have joined forces to create a new leaflet on 'Understanding Lewy body dementia'. You can find more information and download the leaflet here.
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Everton in the Community online programme
Especially designed so that participants can stay connected and remain socially and physically active whilst at home.
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Sessions have been adapted to help to improve fitness, reduce social isolation, build resilience, improve morale and optimism for the future. The free programme will be delivered on a weekly basis, unless otherwise stated and details can be downloaded here.
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Just a reminder that Mersey Care currently have two support groups running:
Carer support group – every Wednesday 2.30-3.30pm
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83565689421 Meeting ID: 835 6568 9421
Zoom Inn – support group for people living with dementia and carers – every Friday 11-12
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84596709594 Meeting ID: 845 9670 9594
If you'd like to join one of the groups just click on the link above. If you haven’t used Zoom before and feel that you could benefit from some extra support in using it then please let us know so we can help you - email here.
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During lockdown Healthiness are providing online exercise classes to help you stay active at home.
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For full details of Healthiness's current programme visit their special page here.
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Latest news from our Wirral partners |
We recently held our first event since lockdown in Windsor Close Community Centre, and following its success we will be holding these cafes fortnightly. For more information please email here.
A few other updates are included below which we hope you may find useful.
And Dementia Together Wirral can now be found on
A few other updates are included below which we hope you may find useful.
- Advice on Eating Well For Dementia can be found here.
- The House of Memories free app is available with reminders of traditional British summer holidays such as the 1930s knitted swimsuit, a picnic and a thermos flask of sugary tea. Did you take a trip away from home in the summer months? The swimsuit and related objects feature in their Highland Memories app package, created in partnership with the Highland Museums Forum. Download the free My House of Memories app to explore other leisure-themed objects including a leather-look suitcase, a box brownie camera and a 1960s pools coupon.
And Dementia Together Wirral can now be found on