Dementia Awareness Week

23rd May 2019

It’s been a calorific week at Rogers & Norton, helping to promote Dementia Awareness Week in Norwich as a proud member of the Norwich City Dementia Action Alliance. Staff at the offices in Norwich & Attleborough have been holding bake sales on a daily basis, to help raise funds for a specialist Admiral Dementia Nurse in Norfolk.

We made a commitment a couple of years ago to become a Dementia Friendly organisation, so we could help raise awareness of the condition and to promote actions that can be taken to improve the life of those living with it.

During that time Laura Rumsey has achieved Dementia Champion status and gives regular workshops to aid the understanding for those affected by friends and family members living with the condition. This week we have contacted companies that we work with, to offer dementia information sessions to their staff.

If you are interested in attending one of our information sessions then please contact us for further information.

We have also taken steps to improve our own environment by redecorating our reception to ensure it is more dementia friendly, together with improved signage and literature.

We have also dedicated the annual Footgolf event that we host at Eaton Park, to help raise funds for a much needed specialist Admiral Dementia Nurse in Norfolk.

Focus on Dementia

After attending the local NNUH Dementia Fayre and listening to the specialist speakers it was important to expand on our knowledge of Dementia. It was good to see that this area is being researched in depth and solutions found to assist those living with Dementia.

A very practical step that was discussed by the Norfolk Constabulary was the “Herbert Protocol”. This is a tool designed to keep information on those that have Dementia. This short form can be completed by family members to have key information on their loved one to assist if that person were to go missing. This means that the police can respond in a targeted way to assist in finding that person quickly and safely.

If you wish to complete this form for your family members please find the link below: –

https://www.norfolk.police.uk/advice/personal-safety/missing-people

Rogers & Norton are always eager to support and promote Dementia awareness at every opportunity. As a Dementia Friendly organisation we are actively engaged with Dementia Action Awareness week and aim to use the focus to raise funds for specialist Admiral Dementia nurses in Norfolk, by holding a series of bake sales for staff and clients.

We are also marking Dementia Action week by reducing the cost of a Lasting Power of Attorney by 20%, for any appointments booked between the 20^th and 25^th May.

Should you wish to make an appointment to discuss this essential document you can contacts us at wills@rogers-norton.co.uk.