A Dementia centre for excellence, that’s my dream
Looking back what I would like to see
or have that was not available to us and its simple A Dementia centre for
excellence. A place for families to go
together, when possible that has kindness, understanding, guidance, advice and
listening at its core.
A place not involved in supplying
services or fundraising but a place to visit or people who will visit at
home to give the best of advice to guide you to the best services and help
available in the area you live.
The centre should be run by people who
understand Dementia and the journey ahead, with an understanding ear who
will help put the pieces of the jigsaw together.
The People should work across and
with all organisations to guide and promote good practice who shouts from
the rooftops how and where to get the best possible help and advice in your
community no matter whom that may be, not just because they are there.
A place where families and professionals
can work together, discuss and learn, walking out the door with more hope and
knowledge than when arrived. A place you
can call and be guided, helping and meeting people, where advice is given independently across the board. A bringing together of people in the
interests of others, that will highlight the best help available, that can help
you live, love and cherish. I have met
so many people doing great things from many organisations I would
love to get them all under the one roof.
A dementia centre for excellence might
have changed so much for us it’s just a dream, but dreams sometimes come true. A
place inspired by people, to inspire people and a place built by communities to
celebrate the greatness of people and share the great work people in our
communities do.
If we start
with a centre for excellence we end up with a country of excellence
Tommy
I just had a brief glimpse of this, Tommy. I imagined the centre you are describing.... I could hear the happy music coming from the Health Living Club (in Lambeth). I could see this happening in MY community. I could feel how it would have helped my parents-in-law, and us, and all other families affected by dementia. And I thought 'Wow!'.
ReplyDeleteAnd then the fleeting vision was gone. Will it return Tommy and will it become a reality?
Tommy, I encourage you to check out Abe's Garden's Alzheimer's Community (abesgarden.org) if you haven't yet. They're doing what you've described above.
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