Are you making a difference for people living with dementia in Kent? We want to recognise your work (or the work of someone you may know) at the 2023 Dementia Friendly Kent Awards. The awards ceremony will take place at the Kent County Showground on 19 May 2023 as part of a large-scale Kent Dementia…
Tonbridge Dementia Friendly Community (DFC) is inviting businesses to work together to help protect people with the condition from scams. Each year thousands of pounds are taken from older and vulnerable people all over the UK and those living with dementia can be particularly susceptible. More than 200 firms have been invited to attend…
The nominations for the Dementia Friendly Kent Awards 2017 are now open. These awards aim to recognise and celebrate the hard work and dedication undertaken during the last year to improve the lives of people living with Dementia in Kent. There are six categories as follows: Most inspiring Dementia Friendly Community Award Any community which…
During Dementia Awareness week, which runs from May 14 until May 20 2017, Kent County Council is urging the public to be more aware of the words they use when talking about those living with dementia and to become more dementia friendly. In Kent, approximately 20,800 people aged over 65 live with dementia and these…
Shepway held its first dementia conference to help raise awareness about the condition locally. Participants at the conference had an opportunity to learn what a dementia friendly community is; what a dementia friend is and what the recognition symbol is and how it will be used across Kent. Everyone attending would also have an opportunity to become…
Broadcaster and campaigner Angela Rippon celebrated some of the most inspirational people living and working with dementia at the Kent Dementia Awards yesterday (MON). The event at the Oasis Academy, Isle of Sheppey, with the theme Memories of School Days, showcased the fantastic work going on across Kent to make the county more dementia friendly.…
Has a business or an individual you know made life better for people living with dementia? Nominate them now for the Dementia Friendly Kent Awards. These awards are a chance to recognise the work going on across the county by organisations, projects and people to make Kent more dementia friendly. There are eight categories in…
It is estimated that 20,000 people across Kent are living with dementia. Kent County Council staff work with partners to offer a range of services to support people to live well following a diagnosis and our Dementia Friendly Communities project aims to raise awareness and reduce stigma across the county. Oasis Academy on Isle of Sheppey is…
‘Living Well’ with dementia is the message in events and activities taking place across Kent during this Dementia Awareness Week. It is estimated that more than 20,000 people in Kent have dementia although only around 11,000 have a formal diagnosis. Due to the work by KCC, the NHS, and all the partners in the Kent Dementia…