Dementia Action Week

It’s #DementiaActionWeek from 18-24 May.

From 18–24 May, Age Cymru Dyfed is supporting #DementiaActionWeek by helping raise awareness of dementia and ensuring people across Dyfed can access advice, information and local support. Throughout the week, our Dementia Wellbeing Connectors will be holding a number of drop-in sessions across Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. These sessions are open to anyone living with dementia, caring for someone with dementia, or concerned about memory loss or changes in behaviour.

Alongside the events, we are also sharing information to help people spot some of the common signs of dementia and encourage early conversations with healthcare professionals where needed.

Drop in events:

Find details of our Dementia Wellbeing Connector drop ins across the three counties and also you can use this sheet below to spot the signs of Dementia.

Ceredigion:
✔️18.05.26 – Cardigan Integrated Care Centre
Pembrokeshire:
✔️19.05.26 Pembrokeshire Archives
Ceredigion:
✔️19.05.26 - ACD Aberystwyth Office Drop In
✔️21.05.26 Aberaeron Centre Independent Living
Carmarthenshire:
✔️19.05.26 - Carmarthen Hwb
✔️20.05.26 - Parc Dewi Sant
✔️21.05.26 - Llanelli Hwb
✔️21.05.26 - Pentre Awel Llanelli
✔️29.05.26 - St Clears Y Gat

For further information email Emma Gerbino
📧Emma.gerbino@agecymrudyfed.org.uk
📱07399861386

Spotting the signs of dementia - checklist:

This checklist can help you have a conversation with a doctor/health professional. Use it to note difficulties you’ve had. It is not intended to diagnose dementia or other health conditions. Everyone experiences dementia in their own way. This checklist includes common signs of dementia, but there can be other reasons for changes. Talk to your doctor about concerns indicated here.

Memory and mental ability problems

• forgetting information or forgetting recent events or people’s names
• Struggling to find the right word
• Difficulty judging distances/mistaking reflections/patterns for objects
• Struggling to make decisions, or making careless or risky decisions
• Losing track of time and dates
• Asking the same question over again, or repeating phrases
• Putting objects in unusual places

Problems with daily living activities

• Struggling with tasks like paying bills, planning ahead, shopping
• Difficulty getting enough sleep
• Getting lost in familiar places

Mood and behaviour problems

• Becoming easily upset, irritable, or aggressive
• Symptoms of depression, like feeling sad or hopeless
• Symptoms of anxiety, like feeling very worried or uneasy
• Withdrawal or losing interest in things I previously enjoyed
• Acting inappropriately or out of character
• Feeling restless and walking about

Dementia Week Poster: