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The Harris List is a brilliant new resource for helping people living with dementia, care partners and whānau find the information they need about dementia. The website is live now at https://www.harrislist.co.nz/ RNZ interview with Harris List creator Leslie Harris https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/summer-days/audio/2018874093/taking-the-confusion-out-of-dementia-support

The Wicking Dementia Centre is running its next Understanding Dementia course starting from next week. This is a 7 week course which is FREE and done entirely online. This course is ideal for whānau and other loved ones wanting to learn more about dementia. Go to https://mooc.utas.edu.au/landing/udedmpro9 for more details and to enrol

Age Concern Hauraki Coromandel have a new Facebook page. They have also released the summer issue of their newsletter, you can read it here

Dementia STARs stands for Short Trainings in Awareness and Responsiveness. The NZ Dementia Foundation Trust offer eight Dementia STARs modules. The content is pitched at a level that will be comfortable for all staff, especially kaiawhina (support-workers /care-givers). Each module is introducing a person-centred approach to a key element of care when supporting people living…

We’re having a movie night! Tivoli Cinema are hosting a movie night to support our fundraising efforts. Dame Valerie Adams Made From Gold Woven around observational scenes of Dame Valerie’s journey to Tokyo, is her astonishing back story. Over the course of 25 years Dame Valerie has conquered adversity time and time again. When: Wednesday…

Our August newsletter is out now. Read it here today.

It’s the longest night of the year on Tuesday 21 June, and we are launching our Light in the Darkness campaign. Often the focus is on the losses dementia brings. But the reality is that people with dementia can still enjoy life. Our goal is to enable all people affected by dementia to live a…

There will come a time when someone living with dementia, their carers and families need to consider whether it is safe to continue to drive. This In-depth education session will help you plan ahead and provide you with the information you need about this challenging topic. This event will be held online via Zoom- Friday…

We are excited to welcome Janine Appleby and Ellen Bragger to the Dementia Waikato team. Janine and Ellen will be filling the void left by Jill and Tom who both spent the past 4 (nearly 5) years with the team. Both Janine and Ellen are NZ Registered Occupational Therapists with a great knowledge about dementia.…

We are now planning to restart our Care Partner Support Groups in Late April- May. We are currently checking venues to ensure they are well ventilated, to allow for social distancing and of course, they are ready to take us back! We will need to limit our attendees to those supporting a person with dementia…