At a recent dementia-friendly churches local network meeting, we shared personal experiences of dementia. What had been the impact for us? What had motivated us to continue to take action on dementia now?
Warm Welcome dementia is a group run by the churches in Newport for anyone living with dementia and memory problems. The group has been awarded a High Sheriff of Shropshire Award, given to groups or individuals who have contributed to their local community.
Dementia-friendly Churches Enabler, Sarah Thorpe brings news from the eastern tip of the diocese
Celebration and lamentation in the dementia-friends community before Christmas
Bishop Michael Ipgrave, the Bishop of Lichfield, affirmed that he is “proud to be part of Diocese that takes Dementia-Friendly Church seriouslyâ€, when he spoke at our Dementia-Friendly Churches Zoom Training Day in October 2020.
Developing our Dementia-Friendly Churches Network
An occupational therapist recently asked me a really good question that got me thinking
No service plan should be expected to survive contact with the congregation...
Residential care homes involve a community of residents and relatives, and staff – and Care home communities have been particularly impacted by Covid-19 restrictions.
There are care homes across the diocese and some of these have been particularly hard hit by the Coronavirus...
Challenge and change, conversations and connections
In summer 2018, I led a Dementia-Friendly Churches Training Day in Guernsey. It’s wonderful to hear from St Saviour’s Church there about the next steps they’ve taken
Enlightening session at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
'Eliza Grey' play - helping your church and community to become more dementia-friendly
"All it takes to see we're still us"
More talk, more tables please!
Making sense of an upside-down world
Brave and foolish or a wasted time?
An open letter to those with a sacred vocation
Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself
Jeremy Stretton is Dementia coordinator for a church in north Shropshire
14-church landmark in Shropshire
The 14 churches of Ellesmere Deanery have signed up to becoming Dementia-friendly Churches
Interview with the vicar, Revd Maureen Read
Read the experiences of two Dementia-Friendly Church coordinators
Thinking about dementia can be overwhelming, but small steps add up.
Friendly staff in Shifnal
Admin Admiration at GP centres
Among other things, news of a Dementia-friendly 'Songs of Praise' this coming Sunday
Good practice for visiting nursing and residential homes