STEDE BROEC – Dementia is common. It is the name for a combination of symptoms in which the brain can no longer process information properly. Dementia is a collective name for more than fifty brain diseases. The most common dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. During World Alzheimer’s Day (this year on September 21), extra attention was drawn to all forms of dementia. Because in the Netherlands 290,000 people live with dementia. Of these, more than 20,000 people are under the age of 65. Dementia therefore has a major impact on the lives of people with dementia and their loved ones.
High-Tea
In the context of World Alzheimer’s Day, people with dementia and their caregivers were invited today for a ‘never forgotten high tea’ at the Martinuscollege in Grootebroek. Students from the school had prepared the delicious lunch and also served the guests at the table.
Informal caregivers
Councilor Marcel ten Have (municipality of Drechterland) addressed the visitors, in particular the informal caregivers: ‘Thank you for your efforts. Informal caregivers provide 80% of all care provided in the Netherlands. I have a lot of respect for you, you are indispensable. But as an informal caregiver, also take good care of yourself. Because only then can you take good care of someone else. That is why we have informal care coaches and an informal care compliment in Stede Broec.
More information
Check out the website Our Stede Broec for more information about the informal care coach. You can contact Ons Stede Broec for informal care support. Because sometimes temporary relief from care is necessary. You can also contact Ons Stede Broec for contact with fellow sufferers.
Read on to learn more about it informal care compliment.
Read on here for more information and useful links to websites about dementia.
Source text and photo: Municipality of Stede Broec
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2023-10-04 15:50:39
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