Peter Ashley received a diagnosis of Lewy Body type Dementia 9 years ago. In this 4 minute film, Peter describes the emotions he and his family experienced, how they reacted to the enormous shock and what impact this has had.

video production by FilmsGB

 

Please see some of the supporting materials and links below

Strengthening the Involvement of People with Dementia Toolkit

The Strengthening the Involvement of People with Dementia toolkit augments the section ‘Involving service users and their carers' in ‘Everybody`s Business - a service development guide` (DH 2005).

Community of Interest-Dementia

Fusion Cafe: Stockton on Tees Dementia Cafe

PEACH Training Agency in the North East of England

and

Lorraine Burgess, Dementia Care Specialist Nurse Educator

Life Stories

Life story work is not exclusive to mental health in later life, work around the use of life stories in care has evolved for many years. This community of interest has been developed to create further discussion and sharing of positive practice in the use of life stories.

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