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Me2U Centre will soon be introducing a sensory garden for clients to enjoy. Gardening therapy is a must have for any institution catering for people with dementia, as there are so many benefits to be had. Being close to nature is something we all crave at one time or another, and sadly, according to the…
Among the fantastic selection of complementary therapies available to people living with dementia is aromatherapy. Aromatherapy is a great way to wind down and the luscious scents make you feel at the top of your game. What is it? Many people use aromatherapy as a means of promoting relaxation. Using essential oils as part of…
It’s Dementia Action Week, and we are pleased to report we are celebrating here at the Me2U Centre on Thursday 24th May. And yes, I’ve been speaking to Radio Merseyside’s Snelly (again!) about the work we’ve been doing here. We’re so proud of what we have accomplished so far. In just two months, we’re at…
Me2U Centre invites clients and their family members to join us for a special event on Thursday 24th May as part of Dementia Action Week. The week, which was created by Alzheimer’s Society, is calling on everyone in communities nationwide to do something small to help someone out who is facing dementia. The society wants…
After the amazing reception of our dream, the Me2U Centre, we will soon be able to extend our opening hours to four days a week. With the support of our community and our wonderful clients who keep coming back, we are delighted to open for business on Fridays 8am – 6pm in addition to our…
The term compassion fatigue is used in popular culture to describe the feeling of being jaded by the amount of charitable appeals one experiences daily. It can also be a sense of numbness towards the plethora of news stories and disturbing images we encounter through television and social media. Yet, compassion fatigue has another form,…
In our last article we looked at the activities you can do at home or outside Me2U Centre for loved ones living with dementia. One point we raised was the value of music as a source of enjoyment. Me2U Centre understands the powerful effects of music and that is why we provide musical activities in…
When someone you love develops symptoms of dementia, it may seem as if the disease is taking away their personality characteristics. The important thing is to be able to keep doing the things that they enjoy. At Me2U Centre, there are a range of activities we like to employ to help visitors feel relaxed and…
NeuroAD, a device recently advertised in a magazine purported to facilitate improvements with the symptoms of dementia, and has been found to be misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority due to a lack of substantiated evidence. It was stated that NeuroAD could positively impact dementia symptoms including facial recognition, name recall, memory function and general…
Earlier this month it was announced that the Government will be providing £40m to aid researchers seeking a cure for dementia. The contribution is welcome news for Jeremy Hughes of the Alzheimer’s Society, who stated that there have been no significant advancements in finding dementia treatments since the early 2000s. This investment, along with £250m…