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 [...]
Empowered Conversations has launched a new programme that is set to increase support for people caring for loved ones living with dementia from their peers. The Empowered Connectors programme invites carers who have been on the Empowered Conversations journey – whether that’s attending our communications course or receiving one-to-one support – to share their [...]
The Empowered Conversations team has secured National Institute for Health and Care Research funding to run a research trial in Greater Manchester. Families of people living with dementia are being invited to join the trial and sign up for an Empowered Conversation Communication Course. The course offers Carers a space to pause, reflect and re-connect [...]
After a two year ‘gap’ we’re getting back in the boats for the Annual Age UK Salford Boat Race. The event will take place during Dementia Action Week on Saturday 21st May, 1 – 5pm at Helly Hanson Watersports Centre on Salford Quays. The day includes boat races, stalls, the Salford Angels WI Cake stall, [...]
Cassie Eastham joined the Empowered Conversations Research team at the University of Manchester in November 2021. Tell us a bit about your background. I’m an occupational therapist by profession and have spent the last 10 years working in the Wigan Later Life and Memory Service. How did you start working with the Empowered Conversations trial? [...]
My name is Karen and I'm a newly trained facilitator with Empowered Conversations. I attended two Empowered Conversations courses over a couple of years to help support me with my mum. My mum has Parkinson’s and Dementia with Lewy Body disease. I quickly saw just how beneficial the course was and how it could help [...]