Donna works for the Reablement Service in Oldham, she recently attended Empowered Conversations : Professional. How would you describe the course to colleagues? "It was very interesting. Staff with a lot of experience can become a little bit robotic, you do things a certain way because that’s what you were taught and that’s the [...]
Want to improve your connections with people living with dementia? Empowered Conversations : Professionals can help! The Greater Manchester Training Hub has funded a rolling programme of courses for nurses and nurse practitioners working in Greater Manchester's social care sector. Courses are delivered online over 3 x 1.5 hour sessions until the end of March [...]
Today Age UK have released their research identifying 2 million people have an unmet need for social care. The research comes a day after I sit and listen to my partner off-loading after a full-on day supporting people in Salford. They get a call out to a couple, as usual they don’t [...]
This week I had a chat with Rowena and Mary at the Age UK Salford Dementia Café, both have had a recent carers assessment and asked to use their Carers Personal Budget to pay for Empowered Carers sessions. How did you find out about Empowered Carers? Rowena: ‘After my husband’s diagnosis in 2022 [...]
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 [...]
I'd heard of a doula to support people coming into the world but I'd never heard of one helping those about to leave the world! Vic is an end of life or death doula, we had a conversation so that I could learn more about this role and how it can support families and [...]
Empowered Carers – Unique support for employees who are caring for family members with dementia. ‘I didn’t realise how much I needed Empowered Carers until I attended the first session. From a business perspective, I do think it would be hugely beneficial to offer this service out to staff who are carers’ Employee at [...]
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 [...]
Bolton Family Caregivers wellbeing improved through our ‘Empowered Carers’ service, report shows. A new report carried out in Bolton showed that the wellbeing of Family Caregivers caring for someone with dementia can be improved with specialist one-to-one support. Ten Carers received six sessions each from Empowered Carers, which offered emotional and practical support for those [...]
Unpaid Carers from Salford are sharing their knowledge this World Alzheimer’s Day to support other families and individuals facing a new diagnosis of dementia. This year’s theme is Know dementia, know Alzheimer's, which is at the core of what we do at Empowered Conversations. We work with unpaid Carers, professional Carers and people living with [...]