A community event to raise awareness of dementia

Alison Ward; Michelle Pyer; Jackie Parkes; Ruth Hughes-Rowland

A community event to raise awareness of dementia

Alison Ward
, Michelle Pyer
, Jackie Parkes
, Ruth Hughes-Rowland

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Abstract

A short article on the development and running of two Memory Days by the ‘Dementia Friendly Community of Practice‘ (CoP) for Northamptonshire. In order to raise dementia awareness in the county, a memory day was run at the Grosvenor Centre in Northampton, which aimed to engage with the general public and businesses to highlight the work of local organisations who provide services for people with dementia, their families and carers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	18-19
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Dementia Care
Volume	26
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2018

Keywords

Dementia
Community
Memory day
Awareness

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A community event to raise awareness of dementia

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