Increasing the awareness of Dementia amongst the communities of Bristol
There can be no doubt that lockdown has been challenging for everyone – but for those caring for someone living with dementia it has been incredibly tough. Caring in Lockdown is an hour long webinar to support carers, help them connect with others in the same situation, provide a few ideas for activity and also […]
Read More »Firstly, thank you again to everyone who has so generously supported Tony’s head shave. If you’ve received a letter from the government stating that you are an extremely vulnerable person, please go to the gov website and register. You will need your NHS number if possible. We’ve heard that you will then be contacted by […]
Read More »We have obviously postponed a lot of our plans but they are simply postponed until they can start up again. For now, we’re working hard catching up on all those things we never had time for! We’re also offering our work online and sharing as many resources as we can. BDAA is an educational charity. […]
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BDAA’s Chair, Tony Hall appears in Metro’s latest feature looking at how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting people with dementia and the relatives who care for them. You can find a link to the full article here where Tony shares his and Barbara’s story along with his thoughts on how dementia suffers can get through […]
Read More »This has clear information about coronavirus: https://inclusionnorth.org/coronavirus-easy-read-information/ Lots of great resources here: https://www.dementiavoices.org.uk/latest-news/ Please view this fraud crime prevention video from our Senior Citizen Liaison Team. Please share with to anyone you feel will benefit from the knowledge and safety information provided. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IImntGvp84&feature=youtu.be Alzheimer’s Society has also written about scams: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog/coronavirus-covid-19-scams-people-affected-dementia?dm_i=5PV4,ZYQ,B2JS0,3HZP,1 This is a helpful […]
Read More »We thought it might be helpful to put together a list of resources: If you can, please support the North Somerset Dementia Friends 3000 Challenge April 3-5th. It is now an online challenge – people are asked to join an online Dementia Friends session at: https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/register-digital-friend and then let them know on the Facebook page: […]
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Bristol DAA has won a Voscur! At last night’s Voscur Awards for Social Impact at the SS Great Britain, BDAA received the award for Resilience. You can see the photos on our FB page and we would like to say “Thank you” to all those people who voted for us. We were launched in 2013 […]
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Tony and Barbara enjoyed their festive lunch at the Gold Star Awards last week. They were joined by Tina injiserbare steroider Blackwill and Jenny Warmsley who nominated Tony for the Gold Star Carers Award. Read more about Tony’s award in our previous article. Photo taken by Tina Blackwill
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