Manager Sylvia with resident's relatives

 An initiative by Sylvia Williams and her team in Ganarew House has seen the first Dementia discussion meeting in the group. The idea was to invite family and friends of residents, or prospective residents, into the home and give a simple insight into how the team take time to get to know each individual, and how everyone is treated as an individual. A short presentation was followed by a question and answer session dealing with the onset of the condition and the problems encountered in looking after loved ones.     

 The feedback was that the meeting was not only informative, but allowed people to understand the condition and know that they weren’t alone after talking to others in the same predicament.     

 We will be following up in the Autumn with further meetings in all our homes.