I’m doing what I love best
Hi everyone, I’m back in action after the Christmas break and I do have availability to take on extra clients. I absolutely love my job and have met some amazing people through offering care services! I love listening to stories told by my customers about the war era or hearing about their adventures with their […]
Another fabulous outing
Hi all, Yesterday, I went on a trip with one of the Gentlemen in which I support to Coventry. We walked around Coventry Cathedral, which was beautiful, the stain glass windows were fabulous and it had such a lovely and calm atmosphere inside. We then went to the Transport Museum. It was here that I […]
Butlins
Hi, I’m back after a wonderful week at Butlin’s, Skegness. I know that this isn’t the usual topic of my blog but I can’t recommend Butlin’s enough, we had a fabulous time. Interestingly, I was reading a book which was set in World War II era and it mentioned the fact that Butlin’s was actually […]
Animal Therapy
This week, I have taken a person that I support to the local farm in Hanbury, Derbyshire. I absolutely love visiting this farm because the staff members are very approachable and are happy to go out of their way to ensure that you have an enjoyable time. I regularly take those that I support to […]
The great outdoors
The most enjoyable part of my business is escorting those in which I support outside so that they can enjoy the great outdoors! Have you ever heard of the term ‘Greening Dementia’? In 2012, Natural England commissioned a literature review by Dementia Adventure (which is a charity / social enterprise) to examine the benefits and […]
Tackling Stigma
Hi all, Here is a recent article that I have written for University. I appreciate that it is a bit of a long read, but this is a topic that is close to my heart. There’s no wonder that there is a lot of stigma and negative language associated with Dementia. Historically, due […]
Welcome
Hi!Welcome to my blog.My aim is to share information, my own experiences and the research in which I have carried out for University in order to reduce the stigma associated with Dementia.Feel free to comment, I would love to hear your thoughts!