Dementia Care Experience & Workshops – Creating and delivering Dementia awareness from the scratch

WELCOME TO DEMENTIA CARE EXPERIENCE AND WORKSHOPS (DECEW)

Our mission is to create more awareness of dementia and provide support for those caring for people living with the condition. We do this through home visits, workshops, facilitating talks in schools, colleges, day centres, GP surgeries, universities and also through a range of other services and activities.

It is important, as we embark on this journey through our workshops, we must remind us that Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency, globally, among older people. There is currently no known cure for dementia and lack of awareness and understanding of the condition, especially within the “ethnically diverse” people (black and minority ethnic people), often result in stigmatisation and creates barriers to diagnosis and care. The impact of dementia on society, carers and families can be psychological, physical, as well as social and economic. It can be overwhelming and should no longer be ignored.

We welcome collaboration from like-minded organisations in the private and public sectors. We also work with a range of individuals to highlight the challenges faced by people living with dementia and the friends and families who support and care for them.

You can find out more about Dementia Care Experience and Workshops (CIC) through our About Us page and discover what we offer through Our Services page.

Please read our Founders story to understand some of the reasons why Dementia Care Experience and Workshops (CIC) was launched, and what steps the organisation is taking to achieve the ambition of creating more awareness of dementia especially for the “ethnically diverse” communities.

For all other queries and further information, please go to our Contact Page, and you can also call our 24 hour helpline or send us an email.

CHANGE UPDATE

The year 2019 brought about a revolution in our way of life and work with the outbreak of Covid-19. Dementia Care Experience and Workshops continue to help people living with dementia, as well as their carers and families, providing assistance through home visits, trips to day care centres and nursing homes, and holding webinar workshops. There are interactive games and activities too, video chats with carers and family members to keep them engaged and to understand all the needs of someone diagnosed with the condition.

We understand that people are still concerned about COVID-19 and what it entails for persons with dementia, as we know that those with the diagnosis can become isolated and lonely. As a result, we have expanded our efforts to ensure that people are not isolated, and we will continue to work with other organisations, agencies, and care providers to give assistance as needed. Caring for a loved one with dementia requires constant support.

All updates are made in accordance with government regulations.

Feedback

I feel organisations such as yours will greatly improve societal understanding of dementia especially in the BAME communities. Thank you for your work.
– Akim (Northern Ireland)

I have to say, looking back to the struggles we went through taking care of my late grandmother, organisations such as yours would have put it into perspective what it is like to care for someone you love who lived with dementia but the family were not aware of this at the time. May God bless your efforts and your vision.
– Jasmine (SW London)

I cannot express highly enough how glad I am to see what you and your organisation is trying to do. Africa and particularly the West would benefit from organisation such as yours and I truly believe that so many families and even other dementia care originations and service providers will benefit immensely from the vision you are putting out. The British are lucky. I must say, well done and please do keep up the good work and I hope one day this vision will also happen in Africa.

– Bimbola (Ogun State, Nigeria)

Congratulation to you and your team on a wonderful vision. Well done.

– Big Joe (South London, UK)

This is wonderful. May God guide your work.

– Alasine, (Freetown, Sierra Leone)

I have to say, your workshops on caring for carers has been an eye-opener. Caring for my wife who has dementia has been a big challenge, not just for me but for my entire family. What I have learnt from your workshops, has already made a positive impact on my health. I now know when to stop and take a break and I also now know how to deal with her behaviours which can be challenging some times. So thank you so much and keep up the good work.

– Mr P Mohamed (Ealing, UK)

I cannot speak highly enough of your organisation and the work you are doing so far. Your workshops on stress reduction techniques have been remarkable. I can now control my stress levels and I have learnt to be in control of my emotions as I care for my mum who has Alzheimer’s.

– Ms Janet (Hounslow, UK)

A huge thank you to dementia care experience and workshops, and the founders for this wonderful initiative and for having this vision to promote the awareness of dementia especially in our community, the black and minority ethnic group.

– Alhaj Dinpa (London)

I believe dementia care experience and workshops is such a great addition to the drive to educate our people about dementia. I have heard about dementia in the past but I was not very clear about the disease and have so little to say about it. However, through your organisation, and what I have read and seen about your aim of launching dementia care experience and workshops, I am beginning to understand more about this illness that some of our people do not often want to talk about.

– Ms Takyi (London)