WowConnections

Welcome 🤗 We are Glasgow’s 1st Meeting Centre (based on Dutch model with 30 yrs evidence base) We work with community members at earlier stages of dementia.

[Lisa Forrest OT 🌈 @LisaForrestOT]

Thank you @shirleypearceot @Understandingdm such a great session and would encourage individuals to engage with the website https://t.co/JH6n7G9TD5 Understanding Dementia – and lessening its impact for those who care.

[Scotland's Journeying through Dementia @ScotJtDementia]

Sensory
For many people, growing older has a significant impact on hearing, eyesight and sense of taste. For some individuals dementia can also create additional sensory challenges. This topics explores how to manage these changes. https://t.co/ASP9W5EkDy

[Angela Watson @AngelaWPhysio]

It's Dementia Awareness Week #DAW24. Did you know you can find lots of information and resources created by AHP's for people with dementia and those that support them @AhpDementia. Why not check them out? @NHSGGCMHPT @PhysiosinMH @christineahp

[Prof Elaine Hunter @elaineahpmh]

Take a minute to read Margaret's story, an inspiring and amazing woman who is also living with dementia 💜#DAW24 #WeCare ⁦@GabyStewartOT⁩ https://t.co/L9eBDoiqVA

[NHS DG @DGNHS]

It's #DementiaAwarenessWeek #DAW2024
Many factors can affect our brain health.
This dementia awareness week we are sharing information and resources from https://t.co/zsMxf51W7h
Click lifestyle matters - https://t.co/8G1gszPtsg today to find out more https://t.co/wInOL6UDhC

[Prof Elaine Hunter @elaineahpmh]

@ELCHrehab @AhpDementia Thank you. We have an amazing team of tweeters 🐦 💙 @RuthOTDem @MHOTGill @juliebrownOT @LRFlanniganOT @keir_jenny @ClaireCraig_PT #KylePod #GillianRD & I post at the weekend #AHPConnectingPeople in action #DAW24

[wendy chambers @wendyAHPDem]

Excellent resources providing accessible information and advice about how Friendships and Social Connections improve and protect our brain health @ahpdementia_d_g @lynnemann13 @sarahdownie11 @sarahki19681 @jacquelinepik20 @HelenSALTAHP @IslaGreenOT @mrkelly67

[AHPDementia @AhpDementia]

Small changes at home can make a huge difference. The following activities invite you to explore the meaning of home and simple changes that can make a huge difference. https://t.co/wP1mrxEA56 #WeCare #DAW24

[Scotland's Journeying through Dementia @ScotJtDementia]

This website was designed to help you embed health promoting activities into your daily routine with ideas to keep well by taking steps to maintain good brain health. It’s never to early, it’s never to late to support good brain health #BrainAwarenessWeek https://t.co/vwNIcjIVy5

[WowConnections @WowConnect]

@IrvineDawn @BoldScotland @AboutDementiaSc @TommyTommytee18 @DementiaFriendD @ScotJtDementia @GailGre59728262 @george_rook @LaRadarina @ECREDementia @DeniseThePurple @acevoices @YoungDemNetwork @willygilder01 @mikecheung71 @kirrieconnect Every Thursday 🤩🤩🤩

[WowConnections @WowConnect]

@IrvineDawn @BoldScotland @AboutDementiaSc @TommyTommytee18 @DementiaFriendD @ScotJtDementia @GailGre59728262 @george_rook @LaRadarina @ECREDementia @DeniseThePurple @acevoices @YoungDemNetwork Sounds Great 🤩 - All welcome to hop onto our Happy Bus ! Anyone up for a Summer day trip together ?! Please let us know🤩

Sorry we can’t make the call as Minibus Adventures day !

[Dementia Friendly Dunblane @DementiaFriendD]

Members had fun playing newly gifted (and some borrowed) instruments before lunch, later enjoying warm sunshine in the sensory garden planting chives,thyme,basil and oregano and playing games with @stmaryseps

[Prestwick Meeting Centre @MeetingCentre]

Hey, we won "best photo"! In their wisdom, @sahscp felt our photo of our members and volunteers swinging in the play park outside our club best represented "Ageing Well in South Ayrshire". And we don't disagree 😍🤩

[Kirrie Connections Meeting Centre @kirrieconnect]

We're delighted to announce that we are supported by the #PowerofMusicFund!

Funding has been awarded to us to help people living with dementia and their carers through music.

Thanks to funders @NASPTweets, @UtleyFoundation, @ace_national, @MusicforDemUK and @mfacharity

[Centre for Health, Activity and Wellbeing Research @CAWR_CMU]

Weekday Wow Factor presentation... inspirational... @ATTAIN_network ...

[Prof Elaine Hunter @elaineahpmh]

BLOG a really important topic & delighted to share one of our many @AhpDementia webinars that you can view again. ‘Driving and Dementia” https://t.co/69S38vMRuY @S_D_W_G @alzscot @ScottishMCN @DementiaPolicy @RCOT_PolicySco

[Later Life Training @LaterLifeTrain]

Hearing about how @WeekdayWOW encourage participation with those with cognitive difficulties, an #OT based approach to ensure everyone can engage and enjoy social benefits and increase incidental physical activity - face to face and online @brainhealtharc @GCUReach

[Later Life Training @LaterLifeTrain]

A day discussing brain health and modifiable risk factors with @brainhealtharc @GCUReach @GCUSHLS @SebChastin @DrTerryQuinn @alexmav75 @WeekdayWOW

[WowConnections @WowConnect]

@MHOTGill @AhpDementia A fantastic blog 👏🏼⭐️ We met Kenny yesterday at #ALLIANCEConf24 Panel and were inspired by Kenny’s resilience and humour despite all the challenges 🙌🏽⭐️

[Gill Gowran OT 🌻 @MHOTGill]

What a powerful, insightful blog that reminds us of the importance of maintaining personal #occupations for those living with #dementia and that #OccupationalTherapists have a pivotal role in enabling this. #withOTuCAN #valueofOT @AhpDementia
https://t.co/MbJl1ZB6WN