Dementia Friendly Community Opportunity |
Applying for support to form a Dementia Friendly Community
We have a unique opportunity to support you to make your local community dementia friendly. Leeds Older People's Forum received funding from Leeds North Clinical Commissioning Group to intensively support two North Leeds Communities as a dementia friendly community.
Our designated ‘Dementia Friendly Leeds Communities Officer’ will be offering close support and guidance on:
Ensuring local organisations such as banks, schools, faith groups and cafes have awareness of dementia and front line staff are confident in supporting customers with dementia
Setting up regular dementia friends sessions for the local community to attend
Creating social media pages where people can go for information about dementia and services locally
Support to look at current provision and improve/set up new groups such as dementia cafes
Support to train volunteer dementia friends to set up befriending matches with local people with dementia
Support to empower people with dementia to be integral to dementia friendly changes in your area
Writing press releases and celebrating your great efforts in the local media
Running successful networking events for local groups to learn about dementia and partner together
The support will last a minimum of a year, from, June 2017 – June 2018. By the end of the year, we hope to have made good progress in changing attitudes and providing support, so that people living with dementia locally and carers feel better supported, understood and able to contribute to their local communities.
This is a great opportunity to receive regular support to make a real difference to people in your community who are living with dementia. We can also support you to set up officially as a Dementia Friendly Community with Alzheimer’s Society’s recognition process.
If you wish to apply, please read the following guidelines carefully, then fill in the questions below:
Guidelines
To apply you must:
Be based in North Leeds CCG area Click here for link to map
Have at least 3 key people who are committed to developing your dementia friendly area, preferably from different backgrounds (e.g. council, business, faith, school, volunteer)
Have the time and capacity to develop dementia friendly work over a year period (June 2017– June 2018)
Be skilled and enthusiastic about working with and inspiring local people
Please note, whilst we will offer regular support, it is the local community themselves who will be implementing the changes and awareness. Our role is to offer intensive guidance and encouragement to you, and empower you to make a difference to your local community.
Ensuring local organisations such as banks, schools, faith groups and cafes have awareness of dementia and front line staff are confident in supporting customers with dementia
Setting up regular dementia friends sessions for the local community to attend
Creating social media pages where people can go for information about dementia and services locally
Support to look at current provision and improve/set up new groups such as dementia cafes
Support to train volunteer dementia friends to set up befriending matches with local people with dementia
Support to empower people with dementia to be integral to dementia friendly changes in your area
Writing press releases and celebrating your great efforts in the local media
Running successful networking events for local groups to learn about dementia and partner together
The support will last a minimum of a year, from, June 2017 – June 2018. By the end of the year, we hope to have made good progress in changing attitudes and providing support, so that people living with dementia locally and carers feel better supported, understood and able to contribute to their local communities.
This is a great opportunity to receive regular support to make a real difference to people in your community who are living with dementia. We can also support you to set up officially as a Dementia Friendly Community with Alzheimer’s Society’s recognition process.
If you wish to apply, please read the following guidelines carefully, then fill in the questions below:
Guidelines
To apply you must:
Be based in North Leeds CCG area Click here for link to map
Have at least 3 key people who are committed to developing your dementia friendly area, preferably from different backgrounds (e.g. council, business, faith, school, volunteer)
Have the time and capacity to develop dementia friendly work over a year period (June 2017– June 2018)
Be skilled and enthusiastic about working with and inspiring local people
Please note, whilst we will offer regular support, it is the local community themselves who will be implementing the changes and awareness. Our role is to offer intensive guidance and encouragement to you, and empower you to make a difference to your local community.