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What does the logo represent?
The flower is a forget-me-not, a small flower that represents remembrance and is long-associated with dementia
- People with dementia may experience memory loss, among other symptoms. This makes the forget-me-not the perfect flower to represent the cause
- PURPLE is the color of royalty. It is considered to be a spiritual color and is associated with mystery
Why choose Forget Me Not?
- Forget me Not provides quality up to date training to all in the care service.
- The Training Programmes helps new carers coming into the workplace to understand and improve the environment and well-being of people with dementia.
- We share experiences with our colleagues and provide additional information for those staff who have an interest and enthusiasm for ensuring they are knowledgeable and confident in their approach and care delivery.
We are a person-centered, rights-based organization that is dedicated to improving the lives of people with intellectual disabilities
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Understanding dementia in people with an ID. A model to diagnose dementia
People with intellectual Disabilities live much longer than they did in the past. Ageing process may start much earlier for people with ID than for others in the general population
Understanding Dementia
Communication, Social Connectedness, and Relationships
Dementia will gradually affect the way a person communicates. Their ability to process information gets progressively weaker, and their responses can become delayed.
Communication
Living with dementia: Practical Approches to care
The behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia can cause agitation, insomnia, restlessness, hallucinations, anxiety, and depressed mood. Patients and their caregivers commonly seek medical advice from their primary care clinician.
Living with dementiaWhat Science Has Shown About Game Playing
Memory Games
Game Playing and Cognition
Mentally stimulating activities like using a computer, playing games, crafting, and participating in social activities are linked to a lower risk or delay of age-related memory loss called mild cognitive impairment (MCI, often a precursor to dementia, including Alzheimer’s), and the timing and number of these activities may also be important.
Researchers found that engaging in social activities, such as playing games in both middle age and later life, were associated with a 20 percent lower risk of developing MCI. In addition, the more activities people engaged in during later life, the less likely they were to develop MCI.
What Can Game Playing Do for the Brain?
One activity that might help keep the brain healthy is playing brain or memory games — or even playing games in general.
Most experts seem to agree that the games themselves can’t really do much to change the biology of the disease or prevent the damaging effects Alzheimer’s has on the brain.
That said, there are potential cognitive benefits for those who play games, but the actual game you choose may be of little importance in the bigger picture.
Brain Health
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Jigsaw
Doing a jigsaw puzzle engages both sides of your brain: the right, which is the creative side, and the left, which is the logical side. Solving them improves visuospatial functioning. Puzzles are also relaxing. Jigsaw puzzles are also fun to do with friends, and the social interaction is great for brain health, too.
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Hidden Object
Different games appeal to different people, and it’s important to have fun while playing. If you don’t enjoy a game, or you find it gets boring with repetition, try something new. Or try a more challenging version of a game you know you like so your brain is having to work harder.
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