Dementia Carers Count

In this episode Sue, our head of services, speaks to Dr Gemima Fitzgerald, a clinical psychologist and one of our associate practitioners, about grief in relation to dementia. They also answer listene...

8 Sep 202224min

Music is an important tool in dementia care, with benefits for both the person with dementia and their carers. In this episode our specialist practitioners Katy and Kate discuss how to use music to im...

24 Aug 202225min

In this episode Kate is joined by wellbeing coach and associate practitioner Andrew Embling to discuss simple ways that carers can use to improve their mental wellbeing. Learning about everything from...

17 Aug 202221min

Five of the 1966 World Cup winning England squad have gone on to develop dementia. In this episode, our chief executive Melanie speaks to John Stiles, son of Nobby Stiles, about the effect Nobby's dem...

3 Aug 202221min

Recorded during our Facebook Live Q&A session on 16/06/2022, Helen and Jane discuss real-life examples of the challenges faced by dementia carers. We cover the rising cost of living, Carers Assessmen...

24 Jun 202221min

This is just a taster of what we have lined up for you during our five-day celebration of the lives and contributions of family dementia carers. We look forward to walking with you and listening to in...

12 Okt 20213min

David and Terry are two of our wonderful family carers that took part in Every Small Step last year. We loved listening to their conversation so much that we asked them to come back for Every Small St...

12 Okt 202122min

Hannah founded The Joy Club in 2019 (an online activity club that provides inspiration for a more joyful retirement ), inspired by her grandmother’s experience of dementia to focus on increasing healt...

12 Okt 20211min