Tony lives with his wife Patricia, they have grown up children, and support Patricia’s mum who lives with dementia. Their daughter encouraged them to go on the Empowered Conversations course at the end of last year. “We knew something wasn’t right with mum, but we thought we could sort it out. I’m a doer [...]
Toni works in the dementia team at Bolton Hospital supporting patients with significant cognitive impairments, she is married with three children and one grandchild. Toni carers for her Nanna who has dementia. Can you tell us a bit about your family life? ‘I live in a cul-de-sac in Salford, mum lives next door and [...]
Emma works full time, she has 3 dogs, 2 grown up kids (Thomas and Millie) and supports her mum who is an ex dental nurse with mixed dementia and her dad who has a range of health issues and is currently going through a dementia diagnosis. How did you find out about Empowered Conversations? I [...]
I spent a lovely half an hour chatting with Diana last week. Diana has been married to Malcolm for 30 years, with 4 children between them from previous marriages. Malcolm started struggling with his short-term memory and spatial awareness. ‘At first we didn’t tell anybody, I was scared of people finding out. If we went [...]
We are highlighting and celebrating family carers that have accessed our services. Bruce from Bolton looks after both of his parents. His mum lives with both dementia and more recently, physical disabilities, whilst his Dad is blind. Taking responsibility for them full-time, Bruce was referred to our communication course which helped him to understand [...]
The importance of a diagnosis and timely support Dementia Action Week 2023 is held on 15-21 May and this year, the campaign is focusing on the importance of a diagnosis, encouraging people to ‘Act on Dementia’. Sisters Sue and Gill, alongside their Dad Roy, all cared for their Mum Hettie, who was living with [...]
The importance of Empowered Conversations: “I have been given the space which helps relieve stress just by talking about things” Sarah cares for her husband Steve, who was diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia. Sarah has completed our communications course for family caregivers and has also accessed one-to-one support with our Empowered Carers team. [...]
Christine cares for her husband who has had dementia since 2015, and in the latter years his condition has become worse. Christine, who was put in contact with us through Age UK Salford and Age UK Bolton, has now completed our communications course for family caregivers. Christine said: “It is an absolute privilege [...]
It’s just nice to talk : One-to-one sessions supporting family caregivers Lil Edwards from Bolton cares for her husband, who has been living with dementia for four years. The pair enjoy using local dementia cafes and centres, and Lil began accessing our one-to-one support sessions in June 2022, which are specially tailored for family caregivers. [...]
Malcolm, husband to Marj and dad to Joanne, was diagnosed with dementia in 2021, and the family were referred to Empowered Conversations thanks to our colleagues within the Age UK Salford team. Here, Marj and Joanne tell us about their experience of completing our six week communication course for family carers. Marj said: [...]