Time For Dementia
Jo Symons, Time for Dementia Officer at the Alzheimer's Society, gave a short presentation at the Four Rivers Dementia Alliance (4RDA) September meeting about the 'Join Time for Dementia'. This is an innovative, award winning training programme, designed to educate undergraduate healthcare professionals to improve their knowledge, attitude and empathy towards people with dementia and their carers.The basic principle is that students from a participating university will be paired with a family affected by dementia and arrangements for meeting can be face to face or virtual.
These meetings offer a unique learning opportunity for the students but are also a great chance for a family affected by dementia to share their experiences of living with the condition.
The benefits include contributing towards a better future for people living with dementia, help in the training of healthcare students, who will graduate with new knowledge and understanding when they work within the community and to be part of a network of families affected by dementia and hearing about new opportunities.
For more information, see the website listed or email:timefordementia@alzheimers.org.uk
Time For Dementia - Improve Future Healthcare (pdf)
15th September 2025