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• Community education seminar from Dementia Canterbury

  Posted: Thursday, June 1, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: seminar, webinar, dementia, grief, wellbeing, families
  Join this community education seminar on responding to change, grief and loss with social worker and counsellor Elizabeth Hamilton. This seminar is specifically for family members and friends currently supporting a person with dementia

• Alzheimers NZ challenges Kiwis to get creative for a cause

  Posted: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: fundraising, dementia, crafts, creativity
  Alzheimers New Zealand media release: 2nd May 2023 With 70,000 people in Aotearoa New Zeaaland living with dementia mate wareware, Alzheimers NZ is challenging creative Kiwis to help raise $70,000 as part of their new community fundraising challenge, Crea

• Update on Brain Health Month from Dementia Canterbury

  Posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in: Newsletters With tags: newsletter, dementia, Community Groups, funding, awareness
  Tēnā koe 2023 is off to a flying start and we are incredibly grateful to you - our community - for getting behind the various brain health events and fundraisers for our March Brain Health Month

• Help maintain free dementia services

  Posted: Thursday, November 17, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: support, funding, fundraising, Community Groups, dementia, services
  Tēnā koe Dementia Canterbury are exceptionally proud of the services and support they provide to local people with mate wareware and their whānau

• 7 ways to support somebody living with dementia at Christmas

  Posted: Thursday, December 2, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: dementia, wellbeing
  Dementia NZ has release the following ways you can support your family members living with dementia this festive season... Introduce the Christmas environment slowly

• Join a new study on younger onset dementia diagnosis

  Posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 in: Vacancies With tags: research, volunteers, dementia
  Do you or a loved one have dementia? Researchers at the University of Auckland Centre for Brain Research are looking for people intrested in joining their new study on younger onset dementia diagnosis

• Dementia during COVID-19: Tips if you have dementia or you are a care-partner

  Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: dementia, lockdown
  Dementia Canterbury has put together an information sheet with tips for lockdown if you have dementia or care for someone with dementia. The information is designed to help you to remain safe and to help build resilience during lock-down and beyond

• What if Santa forgot Christmas?

  Posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: campaign, dementia, families
  Dementia New Zealand media release: 15th December 2020 Nearly two thirds of adult New Zealanders have some personal experience with dementia, so chances are, it could even happen to Santa! With millions of children to remember, reindeer to command, and an

• Resources from Dementia Canterbury during COVID-19

  Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, physical activity, older people, dementia, lockdown, mental wellbeing, families
  Dementia Canterbury has a range of resources available to assist those with dementia and their caregivers or family during COVID-19, including: exercise videos to keep the mind and body moving; information flyers covering a range of topics such as reduci