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A Treasure Chest of Tips: to help you to keep living as well as you can

From people with dementia, for people with dementia

Are you living with a diagnosis of dementia, or think you may have it?

If you want to learn from and share with others ‘in the same boat’, you’re in the right place!

The Tip-Share website is bursting with Tips, work-arounds and short cuts. All from people with dementia themselves. And these will grow and grow.

The website aims to be clear, easy to use, searchable and informative. We’d love you to use it, contribute – and even become a Tip-Sharer yourself!

Here are a few examples of some of our Tips…

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The content of this website is solely and intentionally made up of Tips shared by people with dementia themselves. Innovations in Dementia is not able to take any responsibility for these, or to give ‘professional’ advice, information or sign-posting ourselves.

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Care home provider KYN have worked with @Innov_Dementia to produce new guidelines on dementia language. 
You can get your copy here: 
https://www.kyn.co.uk/assets/files/uploads/kyn-lets-talk-about-dementia-guidelines.pdf

Still time - fancy joining us for our last In Conversation with ... today?

Can't wait for this chat!! To book on, here you go:

https://emmasmith561.clickmeeting.com/in-conversation-with-experts-by-experience/register

@Clareycoco @JacquiBingham @DementiaVoices @Dementia_UoB @Innov_Dementia @dementiaunited

And another farewell from Rachel, but then you’ll be knee deep in munchkins adventures 🤗xx

@Innov_Dementia sending good wishes to Philly Hare on learning of her retirement. Many could know her from very wide ranging work at the JRF but dare say it will be her drive and inspirational initiatives with DEEP & Innovations in Dementia where she will leave her mark.

A busy afternoon session at STAND's meeting centre space at Kennoway Community Shed. On the menu today was our decorative panels for the raised planting beds and a visit by Gus Harrower . Always an honour to work with this amazing singer/song writer...he just gets it...😊

What a wonderful farewell from someone I’m privileged to call a friend….🥹 it’s not really a farewell though, it’s a “watch what adventures I’m going to have now” @fullmoonfelting x

.@Innov_Dementia (that's me and my friends)- we've put out our latest #DEEP
news. powerful stuff in there https://www.dementiavoices.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DEEP-Newsletter-Oct-Nov-Dec-2023.pdf a really good read

International Volunteer Day takes place 5 December every year to recognize and promote the tireless work of volunteers across the globe. At TDS we could not exist without those volunteers who give up their time to help out at groups, fundraise and generally support!
#Volunteerday

Philly's reflections on half a century of work as she 'hangs up her hat'....

http://www.innovationsindementia.org.uk/2023/12/blog-from-philly/

Watch this from the lovely Cathy @IDEALStudyTweet

I should have done this a long time ago. This is the #memory #Charleston remembering my lovely Grandma & what brought her joy before & during #dementia

@IDEALStudyTweet @Innov_Dementia @Peninsula_ARC @uniofexeHLS @LizBaz

A DEEP hello in December ..
https://www.dementiavoices.org.uk/a-deep-hello-in-december/

Listen to the launch event of Knowledge is Power England event here @elhijodevera Lorraine Dunn, Maxine Linnell and Pete Middleton.
If you want to find out more about KiP email KiP@myid.org.uk
https://soundcloud.com/dementia-diaries/launch-of-knowledge-is-power-england-event-audio

#DEEP regional gatherings took place recently in Salford and London. Always so important to air the voices from across the UK. A tip from Ronnie:
One day we might not care how much cotton wool we’re wrapped up in but in the meantime let’s stay independent and have our say. 1/7