This week is National Dementia Action week, and many local organisations including Aylesbury Town Council are certainly taking action.
The town council's social media pages will showcase some of the incredible work of local people and businesses who have adapted to become more dementia friendly, as well as the great awareness the Aylesbury dementia friendly do to make the town more dementia friendly.
Giles Ellerton who is from local care provider Right at Home Aylesbury Vale, says that people can also use this week to sign a petition asking for fairer dementia care.
"Care is not guaranteed and is not free at the point of access. So that's what the Alzheimer's Society and others are asking the government to come up with a plan that will ensure that in the future anyone living with dementia, will be able to access free help at the point of access."
More information about the petition is here: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-involved/our-campaigns/cure-the-care-system
If your group, organisation or business would like to join others in Aylesbury to take action and improve the lives of people affected by dementia, please contact Dementia Champion, Benedicta Lasoye, by emailing benedicta.lasoye@aylesburytowncouncil.gov.uk to request a free Dementia Friends session.
You can also donate to Alzheimer's Society, to help fund support for families and paitens dealing with dementia, and in the hope of one day finding a cure for Dementia.
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