Free Dementia Education Workshop for Family Carers and Volunteers.

The workshops provide family carers and volunteers with information, skills and practical hints and tips that can be helpful when supporting someone living with dementia. The workshops also provide the opportunity to meet others in a similar situation, sometimes reducing feelings of loneliness and isolation. 

Wednesday 26 April 2023, 11:00 – 15:00 at the Dementia Services Development Centre, Iris Murdoch Building, Stirling FK9 4LA.

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Poetry stimulates areas of the brain linked to memory.

Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that reading poetry can stimulate areas of the brain linked to memory. Creative pursuits in general have shown positive effects when used as part of an Alzheimer’s care plan.

The Alzheimer’s Poetry project has been using the power of poetry to facilitate the creativity of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. Data indicates that a significant number of people in mid to late stage dementia remember words and lines from poems they learned in childhood.

Memories Linger

The smell of rain
fills the autumn night.

Leaves stream softly,
a waterfall of light.

A lonely bench rests
in the glow of night.

Memories linger
in silence.

For more poems and to learn more about the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project, Click this link.