Events / Activities – Dementia Care Experience & Workshops

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This page lists all current and upcoming events and activities. Dementia Care Experience and Workshops (DECEW) collaborates with other dementia organisations and dementia experts, not only in the United Kingdom but also in Africa and many other parts of the world, to raise dementia awareness, particularly in the black communities. Here you can find out more about any upcoming events, or you can also email us at events@decew.co.uk

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CARE FOR THE CARER: The Debrief

Welcome to Dementia Awareness. Please join us in spreading dementia awareness in our society, together with other dementia organisations. While researchers continue to investigate better care for people living with the condition, as well as better support for those caring for them, it is critical to understand some steps you can take to care for an ageing parent. It is also critical that you understand what to expect, and as studies have shown, someone in the world is diagnosed with dementia every three seconds. As a result, being proactive is preferable to being reactive. We intend to utilise this opportunity to remind everyone that dementia affects approximately 982,000 people in the United Kingdom alone, as well as over 55 million people worldwide and that the numbers are growing. We must continue to increase awareness of dementia, especially in light of recent occurrences. The COVID-19 outbreak impacted everyone, but notably persons with dementia, and the exact extent of the impact on this population remains unknown. We wish to encourage our friends and family to seek treatment if they see inexplicable changes in the behaviour or look of a loved one. We must eliminate the stigma and isolation that come with dementia. We all want to be more aware of dementia, and early detection is crucial in dementia care.

Debrief of the European workshop in Lisbon, Portugal

DATE: Sunday, 24th November, 2024

TIME: 7pm (BST)

VENUE: Online

Join us for a debrief following the successful hosting of our first European dementia awareness workshop in Lisbon, Portugal. We continued to investigate how and why carers for people with dementia require care themselves. The first episode aired on September 15, 2024, and the second on the 31st of October went into greater detail on the topic. The responses of carers from outside the United Kingdom were very encouraging and demonstrated that with cooperation, dementia awareness might be greater and more effective than it is presently.

DECEW and the entire team would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has continued to assist the organisation. We appreciate your unwavering support and look forward to continuing it. We want to break down even more barriers and reach out to more people, especially those from the “ethnically diverse” communities.

If you have any questions, would like to sponsor us, or volunteer with us, please contact us at info@decew.co.uk and events@decew.co.uk. Visit our donations page if you want to help the organisation grow. Your donation enables us to continue our work to increase dementia awareness and understanding, particularly among the “ethnically diverse” communities and also the general public.

We can make a difference if we all work together.

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)