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.
The people behind Dementia Diaries take safeguarding of the Diarists seriously.
They listen to every diary before it is posted on the website and always act if they have concerns.
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 READS TWO GREAT SHORT POEMS.
MELVYN LOOKS BACK ON THE LIFE OF HIS BELOVED DOG MAX.
GLENDA RECALLS TEACHING WELSH. KIND OF.
PAUL HAS BEEN ENJOYING A GOOD READ.
SHELAGH HAS BEEN SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT DEMENTIA DIARIES
WAYNE HAS BEEN AWARDED MEDWAY VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR.
TRACEY ON THE ISSUE OF EYE TESTS AND DEMENTIA.
STEPHEN IS GETTING BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS
JACQUI HAS JUST HAD HER FIRST EXHIBITION.
AGNES FEELS HER DEEP FAMILY IS HELPING KEEP HER AFLOAT.
GLENDA REPORTS ABOUT THE EMPOWERED WOMEN MEETING.
RAE NOTICES BEING TREATED LIKE AN OLDER PERSON.
STEPHEN’S HAD A GREAT VISIT TO NEWQUAY.
MELVYN IS APPALLED BY A NEW LEAFLET ABOUT DEMENTIA.
DORY TALKS ABOUT THE WOMEN WITH DEMENTIA MEETING.
KEITH IS CROSS TO GET A HOSPITAL APPOINTMENT FOR 2020!
Some people may find Rae’s diary upsetting.
They have checked with Rae and she wants to share her experiences the rough and the smooth.
Thanks to Rae and to all the diarists for their courage and determination to help others.
This also goes to show that the people behind Dementia Diaries take safeguarding of the Diarists seriously.
They listen to every diary before it is posted on the website and always act if they have concerns.
RAE RECORDS THIS DIARY WITH A HEAVY HEART.
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 