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Exploring opportunities Building communities Changing lives Side by Side
Reducing Social Isolation and Loneliness by enabling and empowering people with dementia
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Side by Side
Reducing Social Isolation and Loneliness by enabling and empowering - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Reducing Social Isolation and Loneliness by enabling and empowering - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Making it happen?
Reducing Social Isolation and Loneliness by enabling and empowering people with dementia
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Alzheimer’s Society
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Alzheimer’s Society
Person with dementia
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Choice of volunteers
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Alzheimer’s Society
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Progress so far 47 Side by Side sites 1,422 Volunteers 1,126 People with dementia accessing the service
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Alzheimer’s Society
Volunteers
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Key to the delivery Various volunteer roles Flexible
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Alzheimer’s Society
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Outcomes
People with dementia have engaged in community activities more. The service is attracting men with dementia Service Users feel more in control The service is helping people with dementia to meet new people or catch up with old friends Side by Side is enabling users to do things they enjoy and for some, to try new things
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Alzheimer’s Society
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THANK YOU
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Danny Branch Side By Side Co-ordinator Hammersmith & Fulham