Dementia Action Week

May is the month when the UK gets into full bloom – and it’s not just in the garden or countryside you’ll be seeing flowers emerging.

The Forget Me Not appeal is an annual initiative that encourages people to wear a blue flower badge for the month of May to raise awareness and vital funds for people living with dementia.

It ties in with Dementia Action Week which runs from May 13-19th and sees the Alzheimer’s Society work with individuals and organisations across the UK to encourage people to act on dementia.

There are currently around 900,000 people in the UK living with dementia, including some of the ladies and gentlemen in our care communities, and a key part of the campaign is to encourage national Government to do more to help them and their families.

The Forget Me Not Plant has long been associated with remembering loved ones and supporters of the Appeal wear their blue flower badge to promote awareness of dementia, to call for more support from Government and also in memory of or in tribute to a loved one affected by the condition.

It’s important to remember that dementia is not a natural part of ageing. It is caused when a disease damages nerve cells in the brain.

The word ‘dementia’ describes a set of symptoms that over time can affect memory, problem-solving, language and behaviour. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia.

Whilst dementia is more common among the elderly, with one in 14 people aged over 65 living with the condition, it can also affect younger people too and there are more than 42,000 people in the UK under 65 with dementia.

Dormy Care Communities is proud to support the Forget Me Not appeal and Dementia Action Week.