20 December 2021
Become a Dementia Friend on HealthLearn It is possible to live well with dementia and Christmas can be a great time to relive and bring back old memories. However, Christmas can be hard for some of those with dementia as they may feel overwhelmed, especially because routines change, and families gather together. As four out of five of us here in Aotearoa New Zealand know or have known someone living with dementia, now is a good time to refresh your knowledge or learn something new over Christmas and the summer period. Alzheimers New Zealand Dementia friend programme is now on HealthLearn. Anyone can become a Dementia Friend. The aim of this short 30-minute online course is to raise awareness, increase understanding, grow inclusion and acceptance of people with dementia and reduce stigma and discrimination. Simply log onto HealthLearn and complete the eLearning module. When you are done, your certificate will be emailed to you and if you email a copy of your certificate to: lara. hitchcock@cdhb.health.nz and she will mark this course as complete. Do your part to make our health services and our society a friendly place where people living with dementia can exercise their right to feel valued and safe, and where they can contribute to and participate in their communities, and where they get the help and support they need.
Burwood Hospital staff and volunteers who became Dementia Friends
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