Dementia Diaries is a UK-wide project that brings together people’s diverse experiences of living with dementia as a series of audio diaries. It serves as a public record and a personal archive that documents the views, reflections and day-to-day lives of people living with dementia, with the aim of prompting dialogue and changing attitudes.
Dementia Diaries Website
Who are we working with?
We are all part of the Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project (DEEP). The Dementia Diaries initiative was designed by the non-profit communications agency On Our Radar (www.onourradar.org). It was launched by On Our Radar in January 2015 in partnership with Innovations in Dementia, Ownfone and Comic Relief, and was handed over to Innovations in Dementia in August 2016.
Phase 2 of the project is funded jointly by Comic Relief and BIG Lottery Fund.
A team from Leeds Beckett University was asked to evaluate the success of Dementia Diaries. A dementia-friendly summary of their findings is available here (pdf, opens in a new tab) or you can download the full report here (pdf, opens in a new tab).
The website provides the audio recording and a written transcript of each diary, you can volunteer to transcribe the audio diaries here
This weeks Diaries include:
RAE IS FEELING A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT HER POEM READING.
“DON’T BE AFRAID” GLENDA TELLS PEOPLE NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA.
STEPHEN HAS BEEN RAISING AWARENESS.
PAUL REPORTS FROM A PSYCHOLOGISTS CONFERENCE.
RAE IS FEELING ELATED AFTER HER MEETING.
HAPPY TANDEMER MAKES HER FIRST DIARY FROM THE ALLOTMENT.
LORRAINE HAS HAD AN AMAZING DAY WITH DEMENTIA ADVENTURE.
RAE IS FEELING BAD AFTER A SHOPPING INCIDENT.
MELVYN’S HAD AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE WHILST SUNBATHING.
DORY HAS HAD A REALLY PRODUCTIVE WEEK.
JACQUI ASKS PEOPLE TO USE THEIR “I WANT TO SPEAK” CARDS.
AN UPDATE ON MY USE OF MY NEW BEST FRIEND ALEXA
JACQUI ASKS PEOPLE TO AVOID VERBAL OVERLOAD.
MELVYN REPORTS ON A GREAT MEETING
AGNES HAS HAD A BREAKTHROUGH WITH ALEXA.
A COMPILATION OF DIARY RECORDINGS CELEBRATING WENDY’S BOOK
Come by next week to hear more
Note for Professionals
You can use these Diaries as part of your Dementia Training.
As a courtesy, please email Rachel Niblock at Niblock@myid.org.uk to let her know that you will be using some of the Diaries, it helps when applying for funding in the future.
When The Fog Lifts 