Residents in South Gloucestershire who have recently been diagnosed with dementia and their family, carers and friends are invited to a \u2018Living Well with Dementia\u2019 roadshow on 27 November.<\/p>\n
The event, which is free to attend, will take place from 2pm until 4.30pm at The Batch Community Centre, Park Road, Cadbury Heath, South Gloucestershire, BS30 8EB.<\/p>\n
The roadshow will offer practical, emotional and health advice and is intended to provide people with the information they need to understand their diagnosis, find out what support is available to them and learn how to live well with dementia.<\/p>\n
During the roadshow, experts will be on hand to answer questions and attendees will be able to take home a handy guide to all of the relevant services and support that\u2019s available. There will also be talks about managing your affairs and all the help that\u2019s on offer from Age UK, the Alzheimer\u2019s Society and the Memory Service.<\/p>\n
Cabinet member for Adult Care in South Gloucestershire Cllr Ben Stokes said:\u00a0\u201cCome along to our roadshow in Cadbury Heath to find out about all of the support that is available and receive expert advice on how you can live well with dementia. A dementia diagnosis can leave the person with dementia and their family with lots of questions about what to expect and what they can do to plan for the future. These roadshows provide useful information to help answer these questions and provide reassurance that you\u2019re not on your own.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr Peter Bagshaw, the Clinical Lead for dementia for South Gloucestershire CCG, said:\u00a0\u201cThis roadshow is designed to connect people with dementia and their families and friends with the services and support available, and to encourage them to explore what would meet their needs\u201d<\/p>\n
In feedback from previous roadshows, attendees commented that the best part of the event was:
\n\u201cLearning more about dementia and discussing a course of action concerning my wife\u2019s condition \u2013 very helpful.\u201d
\n\u201cExpert speakers giving the whole picture of support.\u201d
\n\u201cThe relaxed and informative way the whole afternoon was presented and the information available.\u201d
\n\u201cTalking face to face rather than over phone or through email \/ websites.\u201d
\n\u201cIt was very useful especially as it is all very new to our family.\u201d
\n\u201cThe best part was being made aware that you are not alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Living Well with Dementia roadshow is free, but places should be booked in advance by using one of the following methods: Residents in South Gloucestershire who have recently been diagnosed with dementia and their family, carers and friends are invited to a \u2018Living Well with Dementia\u2019 roadshow on 27 November. The event, which is free to attend, will take place from 2pm until 4.30pm at The Batch Community Centre, Park Road, Cadbury Heath, South Gloucestershire, BS30 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13314,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[571],"tags":[781],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13293"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13294,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13293\/revisions\/13294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBook online at www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/cadbury-heath-living-well-with-dementia-roadshow-2017-registration-38403115753<\/a> or scan the QR code
\nEmail cchengagement@southglos.gov.uk<\/a>
\nPhone 01454 862356.
\nFor more information and details of future roadshows visit www.southglos.gov.uk\/dementia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"