Dementia Friendly Hulme is working in partnership with experts from local Manchester companies and services to run their first SHARED programme for people living with dementia and their partners/family carers.
This free programme runs for 6 consecutive weeks every Wednesday from 20 May starting at 10am and finishing at 2.30pm at the Amani Centre, Moss Lane East, Moss Side, Manchester M16 7DG (on the Hulme / Moss Side border) and includes lunch.
The programme is designed for 8-10 couples (spouses, partners, siblings, parents with their children) and has 18 separate sessions across the 6 weeks, many of which are co-run with experts in their field.
The group meets to gather information and share experiences across a range of topics, from learning more about dementia and future planning through to keeping fit and communicating well.
Helen Morris, Services Manager of the team said: “We were delighted by the response and to see how organisations are starting to reach out to residents of Manchester who are living with dementia.
It’s great to think we can combine our expertise in dementia with the specialist knowledge of solicitors, fire and police officers, researchers and pharmacists to name but a few, to deliver a rounded information programme for people living with dementia and their carers.
It’s fun too with a social lunch and afternoon sessions covering a variety of areas like movement, relaxation, singing, taking part in research and getting started with life story work.”
To guarantee a place on SHARED (Support, Help, Access to Resources and Engagement with Dementia) call 0161 962 4788, email: [email protected], or by post to: Alzheimer's Society, Dunham House, 85-89 Cross Street M33 7HH.