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Giving A Priceless Dementia Gift

This is a festive dementia story with a very happy ending…. “Dear Anthony Just saying thank you really doesn’t come anywhere close to what you have done for us both today. To see Norman so animated and happy was fantastic and to have 2 hours to myself without worrying if he was OK was sheer luxury.ContinueContinue reading “Giving A Priceless Dementia Gift”

Seasonal Greetings To Families Living With Dementia

Please take a moment to reflect on the headline….. There are millions of people out there that have no idea how hard it can be to make Christmas special for a person living with dementia.   Whilst the majority of families settle into the cosiness of the festive season, the challenges of life go on for thoseContinueContinue reading “Seasonal Greetings To Families Living With Dementia”

An Amazingly Inspirational Journey Into The World Of Dementia

Golf In Society – Bringing Communities Together Through Golf The story so far….. The inspiration was borne out of the loss of my father, a keen golfer, to cancer six years ago and reaching a “crossroads” in my personal life. I became increasingly concerned about how we were caring for our “golden generation” and decidedContinueContinue reading “An Amazingly Inspirational Journey Into The World Of Dementia”

Dementia Golf Day won by the High Five Team

Imagine your team of four golfers included one player with dementia and another with Parkinson’s disease who was told he would never play golf again. How would you rate your chances of winning in a nine hole “Texas Scramble” competition against five other teams, all regular golfers with official handicaps? You probably would expect to enjoyContinueContinue reading “Dementia Golf Day won by the High Five Team”

Rewarding social value creation in our communities

Knowing that your job is helping others must be the most rewarding work out there. Making a real difference to people’s lives who are less fortunate than yourself must be so liberating. Here’s an interesting question – for every £1 of salary, which profession produces the most social and economic value for society? It’s highly likely that carers would feature in the top ten. If you did theContinueContinue reading “Rewarding social value creation in our communities”

UK’S FIRST DEMENTIA FRIENDLY GOLF CLUB LAUNCHES IN LINCOLN

PRESS RELEASE THE UK’S FIRST “DEMENTIA FRIENDLY” GOLF CLUB LAUNCHES IN LINCOLN THIS WEEK LINCOLN GOLF CENTRE MOOR LANE – THORPE-ON-THE-HILL – LN6 9BW Thursday 12th November – 10am This week Lincoln Golf Centre becomes the first “dementia friendly” golf club in the UK. Since September the club has been the host to a newContinueContinue reading “UK’S FIRST DEMENTIA FRIENDLY GOLF CLUB LAUNCHES IN LINCOLN”