A Road Less Rocky is a forum for those whose life is affected by dementia and their Carers.
All are welcome!
This is a day of talks from experts tackling the difficult stages of dementia. A Road Less Rocky is based on research commissioned by the Carers Trust.
It examines challenges faced by those caring for someone with dementia.
Advice, stalls and talks from :
- Psychiatrists
- Those living with dementia
- Carers of those with dementia
Agenda for the day:
| 10.00am - 10.30am | Opening:
Lady Dannatt and Louise Marks, Carers Trust |
| 10.30am - 11.15am | When Dementia is diagnosed: |
| 11.15am – 11.45am | When a carer takes on an active caring role:
Pauline Elliot |
| 11.45am – 12.30pm | When the capacity of someone with dementia declines:
Danuta Lipinska |
| 1.00pm - 1.45pm | When a carer needs emotional support or a break from caring:
Zena Aldridge, Admiral Nurse |
| 1.45pm - 2.15pm | When the person with dementia loses their mobility:
Norfolk Swift Project, Norfolk County Council |
| 2.15pm – 2.45pm | When a carer has to cope with behavioral problems: Lisa Breame, Dementia Trainer |
| 3.00pm - 3.30pm | When a carer's own circumstances change:
Cliff Cook |
| 3.30pm – 4.15pm | When the person with dementia becomes incontinent:
Archie Noone |
| 4.15pm – 5.00pm | When decisions around residential care and end of life have to be made:
Zena Aldridge, Admiral Nurse |
