During lockdown, some of our staff took the opportunity to become Dementia Friends.

Dementia Friends is an initiative by the Alzheimer’s Society, to raise awareness of this disease and help support everyone affected by Dementia.

Just a week after receiving her badge, our Education Officer Susan shared this experience:

“I was approached by a visitor who saw my Dementia Friends badge and declared "I have Dementia". Because of the training video, I listened as he told me how hard things had been during lockdown but how happy he was that he could get out now. We were watching the falconers flying Nova, our Kestrel and he commented on how the birds still remembered the routine.”

Being a Dementia Friend is about taking action, and we hope that by wearing our badges it will normalise conversations about this disease.

To find out more about the Dementia Friends project, please visit: https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/