Suffolk care home hosts Dementia Friends session with local primary school pupils

At the end of the session all the children were presented with a Dementia Friends badge. The Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends programme is an initiative to change people’s perceptions of dementia. It aims to create more dementia-friendly communities, by helping people understand what it is like to live with dementia.

Customer relations manager at Hartismere Place, Angela Hodge, said: “We have a commitment to encourage others to learn about dementia, and we are really proud of the progress we have made by supporting Dementia Friends. We want to educate people, but also help the community turn their knowledge into action by making our community more aware of those living with dementia. The pupils have become frequent visitors to the home and the residents always love having them around.

“We thought this visit was a brilliant opportunity to teach the children about dementia to ensure they grow up with an understanding of some of the changes they may see not only in the residents here but their only families, friends and the wider community. We look forward to working with pupils at St. Peter and St. Paul CEVA Primary School on future projects and further building on the inter-generational relationship we’ve forged together.”