Understanding Dementia Virtual Seminar by Leading Epert Paul TM Smith - Brentwood Care Centre

Date: Monday 21 Sep 2020

Organiser: Brentwood Care Centre

As part of World Alzheimer’s Day on Monday 21st September, Brentwood Care Centre, one of RCH’s dementia centres for excellence, will be holding a Virtual Information Day.

The main part of the day will be a Virtual Seminar on Understanding Dementia by RCH’s Head of Dementia Care and Development and leading Dementia expert Paul Smith. Dementia, its definitions, and the different types (specifically focusing on 5 types) will be the key focus of the online seminar, along with the biological and psychosocial aspects of dementia and how RCH’s holistic approach emphasises seeing the person, not just the disease.
Following the seminar, Paul will be taking and answering live questions. Those attending will also be sent an Understanding Dementia Guide, which partners the seminar.

You can register at bit.ly/understanding-dementia-sept-20 or email care.brentwood@rchcarehomes.co.uk for the opportunity to join the seminar.

Another exciting element to support World Alzheimer’s Day is the virtual Dementia Friends session (hosted by Brentwood Care Centre’s Dementia Champion and Customer Relations Manager Sommer Turner) to help connect members of the local Brentwood community, residents’ families and staff. This will be the first time that the home based in Larchwood Gardens, Pilgrims Hatch will hold ‘virtual’ Dementia Friends sessions as part of their commitment to making Brentwood Care Centre a Dementia Friendly Community (DFC), supported by the local Brentwood DAA (Dementia Action Alliance).

“Brentwood are committing to raising the bar and rolling out an evolution to the provision of care to those living with dementia or a related condition across their entire portfolio. I am excited and honoured to be leading this evolution, and to build the foundations by which the group will deliver their By Your Side strategy.” ~ Paul Smith.