WHAT'S NEW

Free activities to help Greater Manchester residents through the winter

Starting today, there will be hundreds of free activities on offer to help older Greater Manchester residents through the winter, especially those living with dementia.

Post diagnostic support of those with young onset / rare dementia

This is a webinar to share good practice and to address some of the challenges faced in providing post diagnostic support for those with young onset

Dementia United Bulletin December

In this edition you can read updates about our programme including: Dementia Carers Expert Reference Group Dementia Dekh Bhaal™ project...

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND AN ‘APPY’ NEW YEAR TO GREATER MANCHESTER’S OLDER RESIDENTS

A Christmas concert is set to be beamed directly to older residents in Greater Manchester thanks to a new app, Greater Moments. The app is helping bring moments that matter to people during the coronavirus pandemic, especially those living with dementia.

Greater Moments Christmas Special – coming soon

A festive concert will be performed at Bury Met on December 15th in preparation for streamed release across Greater Manchester on December 20th via social media.

Keeping well this winter

A new information campaign to support older people to keep well this winter launched at the beginning of December.

Bringing Greater Moments to Care Residents

Social Sense and Gold Key Media are teaming up to bring some much-needed cheer to carers and residents across Greater Manchester in the form of hundreds of complimentary lifestyle magazines.

Mild Cognitive Impairment consensus published

Top clinicians and dementia experts from the NHS, universities, pharmaceutical organisations and charities have today published their consensus on Mild Cognitive Impairment

DEMENTIA UNITED BULLETIN 7 November

This bulletin, containing updates on the current work of the programme is now available

DEMENTIA UNITED BULLETIN 6 OCTOBER

This bulletin, containing updates on the current work of the programme is now available

Join us for the online launch and live Q&A for the Greater Moments app

Please join us for the live Q&A and launch

The Greater Moments app has gone live!

Helping people living with dementia to make the most of the moments that matter.

Banjos

John O’Doherty shares his poem Banjos. John is an Independent Dementia Advocate and a member of the Dementia United Board.

Dementia United Bulletin 5 September

This bulletin, containing updates on the current work of the programme is now available

Dementia United Bulletin 4 August

The fourth Dementia United bulletin, containing updates on the current work of the programme, is now available. It’s jam-packed including:...

Can you help us by completing a short survey?

Social Sense, our delivery partners for Greater Moments, have developed a brief survey to help us understand how people affected by dementia are feeling during this challenging time.