Posted 17.02.17
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Over 100 staff and Board members at Grand Union Housing Group (GUHG) have learnt what it's like to live with dementia by becoming Dementia Friends.
Three members of GUHG staff volunteered to become Dementia Friends Champions. Trained and supported by the Alzheimer's Society, they have been running hour-long information sessions since October 2015 and to date all of GUHG's Board Members and half of the staff have become Dementia Friends.
Staff who take part in a dementia awareness information session learn key facts about dementia and are asked to consider how they might turn their understanding into action in their local community.