Resources, Tips and News from Dementia Friendly Church

Giving hints, tips and guides to help church leaders understand how to better minister to those who are living with dementia. Catch up on the latest things we are doing and see how you too can make a difference within the local church.

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The Church Doesn't Do Halloween But The Rest Of The World Does - A Dementia View

In many places across the world at Halloween many dig out the stencils and carving knives with the aim of making the scariest, hollowed out pumpkins and set ...

Ministering to people with advanced dementia

In more advanced dementia, a person may appear to have lost many of the abilities needed to engage with others. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that t...

Can Someone With Dementia Come On A Church Day Trip or Weekend Away?

There are obviously several challenges that need to be overcome if someone living with dementia is to come on a day trip or even a church weekend away. Howev...

You Want to Put On A Group For Those Living With Dementia At Church But Need Some Ideas

If you are thinking about putting on a Group for those who are living with dementia and their carers you may feel at a bit of a loss when you come to think a...

What should I do if the person living with dementia becomes physically or verbally aggressive?

Someone living with dementia may sometimes become aggressive verbally or physically. This can be referred to as “behavioural challenges”. These challenges ma...

7 Most Common Forms of Dementia

Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe diseases of the brain which can affect various functions including memory loss, language, decision making, moto...

HOW TO DO A BIBLE STUDY FOR THOSE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA

Can someone living with dementia still be involved in a Bible study? I can understand why some people might ask this question. You may think it is impossible...

Dementia Toilet Talk

Today we look at the challenge of toilet accidents in church and find that it may not just be because the person living with dementia has developed incontine...

Let’s put the person at the centre

The Bradford Dementia Group at the University of Bradford was formed in 1992 by Thomas Kitwood. Kitwood firmly believed that viewing people with dementia in ...

Jim is always agitated what can we do?

Anyone who has spent time with people living with dementia knows that agitation can seem to strike at any time. In a church service or group this is no diffe...

Sam has dementia, what can we do that still involves her/him in church?

Keeping someone engaged in the church family through services, activities and groups is so important. It gives them a real sense of belonging and community, w...

3 Principles for Successful Dementia Friendly Services

A Dementia Friendly service needs to recognise where the people living with Dementia are in their lives. It needs to consider that their attention span may n...

Suggested Hymns for a Dementia Friendly Service

Singing is so key in a dementia friendly service as often it is a place where you see those living with dementia coming alive. These hymns/songs need to be ...

12 Tips On What I Need To Do If Someone In The Congregation Develops Dementia

Find out as much as you can about dementia Learning as much as you can about the condition will help you be prepared and know how to best support and communi...

Are disabled/accessible toilets Dementia Friendly?

Dementia is classified as a disability and we ask the question in this article whether existing disabled/accessible toilets can be classed as dementia friend...

My Church Administrator Has Received a Dementia Diagnosis – What do I do?

I was asked this question recently at an event I was speaking at and to be honest it took me off guard a bit. If a church is truly Dementia Friendly this sho...

Don’t Forget the Carer

When someone begins to develop dementia, it is important for the church not to forget the carer. This will often be a husband, wife, child, family member or ...

Have You Got the Signage Right?

There are several unique challenges for those living with dementia when it comes to finding their way around. Someone with dementia may be disorientated and ...

Breaking the Dementia Stigma in Church

There is so much stigma attached to dementia because of the unknown that so often a diagnosis triggers in a church paralysis in action resulting in early iso...

Don’t neglect the family and friends of those living with dementia

When someone is diagnosed with dementia the impact can be across the whole of their family and friends. It is so important that church leaders realise this a...