Alzheimer Scotland information events to be staged in Elgin

Alzheimer Scotland is staging two information events at the Elgin Sports and Community Centre next week.

The charity's 'Memory Bus' will drive into Elgin on Tuesday, September 10, to stage two Dementia Friends information sessions at the community centre – with the community invited to help increase awareness and change perceptions of dementia.

There will be two sessions with the first taking place from 3pm to 4pm and the second from 7pm to 8pm.

The three-week tour of Scotland is visiting 11 rural locations throughout the country to help boost the number of Dementia Friends in Scotland to 90,000 – one for each person living with dementia.

Dementia Friends aims to transform the way the nation acts, thinks and talks about dementia, as well as challenging the stigma of dementia which still exists for thousands of families living with the illness.

The Dementia Friends initiative aims to give people more insight in to the condition and the everyday challenges people living with dementia face. It demonstrates the small changes that can often make a big difference to people living with dementia such as adapting how you speak, giving clear information, removing some of the challenges that can cause confusion and changing behaviour – such as simply being patient in a queue.

Locals are also being encouraged to step onboard the Memory Bus while the national dementia charity is in town, for advice or support from the Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Advisor, who will be available throughout the day. You can become a dementia friend online today, at www.dementiafriendsscotland.org.

If you have any questions about dementia, or about the local support and services available in your area, call Alzheimer Scotland’s 24 hour Freephone Dementia Helpline on 0808 808 3000 or visit the website at www.alzscot.org.

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