Dementia Action Week 2022 at Right at Home South Liverpool

Dementia Action week is Alzheimer’s Society’s longest running awareness campaign. Right at Home partnered with Alzheimer’s Society in 2019 and have been raising money to support vital research. As a network we aimed to raise over £40,000 during the first two years, and our current total in our third year of partnership is just over £65,000.

 

Act on Dementia

 

This year Alzheimer’s Society has chosen the theme ‘Act on Dementia’ for Dementia Action Week 2022. Diagnosis rates for Dementia have fallen for the first time in a decade and Alzheimer’s Society wanted to highlight the importance of recognising the signs and symptoms of dementia to offer their support, and improve the diagnosis process.

Did you know?
- One in four people who died of COVID-19 had a diagnosis of dementia

- Less affluent areas and ethnic minorities have much lower diagnosis rates
- In some areas of the UK only half of people with dementia get a diagnosis
- 1 million people in the UK are expected to have dementia by 2050
- Dementia costs the UK economy £26 Billion per year with additional hidden ‘unpaid care costs’. 

 

It's important to get a diagnosis of dementia:
- It can help people understand what dementia is and how it might progress
- You can take control and get medication and treatment available

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Potential Symptoms of Dementia

 

• Memory loss
• Difficulty concentrating
• Finding it hard to carry out familiar daily tasks
• Struggling to follow conversations or find the right word
• Being confused about time or place
• Mood changes

 

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Guidance and Support

 

If you or a loved one are looking for support with a dementia diagnosis Right at Home South Liverpool can help.

 

What’s Happening 

During Dementia Action Week 2022, Right at Home South Liverpool are supporting by:
- Delivering a session on dementia in the local community to educate more people

- Providing additional training to our team, ensuring their knowledge supports our Clients