dementia awareness lesson plan sponsored by volunteer project lead –jayne gledhill
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Dementia AwarenessLesson Plan
Sponsored By
Volunteer Project Lead –Jayne Gledhill
I AM A TEENAGER – Why Do I Need To Know About Dementia?
THE UK IS AN AGEING POPULATION CURRENTLY 800K PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA SET TO RISE TO OVER 2 MILLION BY 2021
YORK & NORTH YORKSHIRE2007 Est. 10,8512021 Est. 15,915 46.7%
Increase
THIS FIGURE FEELS VERY REAL WHEN YOU REALISE THAT THERE ARE APPROX. 9,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN HAXBY
RAISE YOUR HAND!
RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF DEMENTIA
DO YOU KNOW ANYONE THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY DEMENTIA?
DEFINITION of DEMENTIA
DEMENTIA DESCRIBES A COMMON SET OF SYMPTOMS THAT DEVELOP AS A RESULT OF DAMAGE TO YOUR BRAIN
IT IS A PROGRESSIVE DISEASE SYMPTOMS TYPICALLY INCLUDE
MEMORY LOSS DIFFICULTY IN COMMUNICATING CHANGES IN MOOD
POSTCARD
PLEASE WRITE DOWN THE ONE THING THAT SURPRISED YOU ABOUT DEMENTIA
REFLECTIONS
HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU WERE WATCHING THE FILM? DISCUSS WHY THIS SUBJECT IS IMPORTANT TO TEENAGERS THE AGEING POPULATION MAY BE A CHALLENGE TO YOUR
FUTURE THE IMPACTS THAT IT MAY HAVE ON SERVICES SUCH AS THE NHS
OR CARE HOMES
RAISE YOUR HAND!
IF YOU NOW FEEL THAT YOU HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DEMENTIA
SCENARIO
IF YOU SAW SOMEONE IN DIFFICULTY IN THE STREET (THEY LOOKED LOST)
WOULD YOU HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO EITHER HELP THEM OR GET HELP FROM ANOTHER ADULT?
THE FUTURE
DO YOU THINK THAT WE ARE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO MAKE YORK DEMENTIA FRIENDLY?
PRIME MINISTER’S CHALLENGE – https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prime-minister-s-challenge-on-dementia
CONTACT DETAILS
DEMENTIA CONTACTS:
DEMENTIA FORWARD
T 01765 601224E [email protected]
ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETYT 01904 567701E [email protected]