Dementia NI
@Dementia_NI
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An independent group of people living with dementia within Northern Ireland, who influence how people can live well with a diagnosis of dementia. Reg: NIC106148
Northern Ireland
Joined October 2015
#FirmusFriday 💜 Huge THANK YOU to @FirmusEnergy for raising over £17,000 for Dementia NI! From marathon relays to abseiling & dementia training, your support is incredible. Last week, John & Eoin visited Firmus to celebrate & thank thier team in person. #MakingADifference
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We have limited golden charity places for the SOLD OUT Belfast City Marathon! Would you like to Join #TeamDementiaNI and take on the full race! 💙Contact Jacqui@dementiani.org for details. Be quick, places are limited! 🏃♂️💙 #BelfastCityMarathon
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📢Want to make a difference for people living with dementia? Volunteer as a: • Volunteer Driver • Group Support Volunteer If you would like to be part of our meaningful work, visit our website to apply: For info, contact Amy on 028 9693 1555.
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#FundraisingFriday 🙌 Huge thanks to; ⭐ Stephen Green or raising £4,442 through his Christmas Quiz! 🥳 Herbert Smith Freehills (£10,565) for their incredible 2-year Charity of the Year partnership! 💙 Thank you! 🙏 Every penny stays in NI to support those with dementia.
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Dementia NI members stories in the media this week📣 Peter and Graham are speaking out to raise awareness of young onset dementia. To hear their stories, watch the BBC Newsline clip below and read Belfast Telegraphs article in the link below ⬇️
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‘Dementia doesn’t define us’ Fantastic to see our member Peter in the media today, talking about his dementia diagnosis, and the documentary ‘Hear Our Voice’. 📣 You can read the full interview with Peter below ⬇️ #DementiaNI
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Dementia NI members shared their powerful experiences with Health Minister Mike Nesbitt. Highlighting the urgency to reduce diagnosis waiting times which unlocks access to medication and vital support, they welcomed his commitment to reduce waiting times and to further meetings.
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Our Empowerment Facilitator Claire-Rose started the new Winter Term by sharing information on the Herbert Protocol and other resources available to ensure people with a diagnosis of Dementia stay safe in our Community. Download a Herbert Protocol Form.
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Thank you to our amazing fundraisers! 👏 Penelope raised £412 selling handmade Christmas treats. 🙌 W&G Baird staff raised £1,069 via their Christmas raffle. 🌲 Ward 6D at Ulster Hospital raised £334.02. 💫 Carlyn & Tom Nicholl raised £245.45 lighting up their home. 💙 #ThankYou
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🎉 Happy birthday to us! 🎉 Today we celebrate a wonderful milestone: 10 years of empowering people with dementia to drive positive change. None of this would be possible without our amazing members, volunteers, staff, partners & supporters. Thank you for your ongoing support! 💙
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Join #TeamDementiaNI for the Belfast City Marathon 2025 & help empower people living with dementia to have their voices heard and drive postitive change. 📲 Sign up using the link below; Let’s go the distance together 🏃💙 !
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Back in December, the Dementia Companions from Ward 6D in the Ulster Hospital launched the memory tree. Dementia Companions provide an invaluable service, helping to support people with Dementia who have to stay in hospital. Thank you to all involved and to all who donated.
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2024 was a great year for Dementia NI. Here are a few highlights which you’ve helped to make possible. 👇 To our members, volunteers, staff, partners and supporters, thank you for helping us drive positive change for people living with dementia. Wishing you a happy New Year! 🌟
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Margaret and Graham were invited to Macmillan Health and Wellbeing Centre at Altnagelvin Hospital for a walkaround of the building, sharing their ideas of how to improve their services and make the building more dementia friendly. To work with our members visit our website.
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A Big Thank You to Staff and Residents and families from Ringduffrin Nursing Home who hosted a coffee morning for Dmentia NI. Our Local Empowerment Facilitator Claire-Rose went down to collect a fantastic £290.04. Well done to all involved! #sparkleforDementiaNI
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Merry Christmas! 🎅🎄 We're so grateful to everyone who has supported us in 2024. We couldn't continue to empower local people with dementia without you. We are now closed and will reopen on 6 Jan 2025 at 9am & phone lines at 10am. For help & support go:
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🎉 35,000 thank you’s to @AlmacGroup! 🎉 Your amazing £35k donation from the staff Christmas raffle will support our 14 Empowerment Groups across NI, providing hope & purpose for those living with dementia. Huge thanks to Elaine Gibson for organizing this incredible fundraiser!
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A massive #ThankYouThursday to: 🏃 Darragh Dashers for raising £13,441 in their November challenge! 💫 QUB Medical Education who sparkled & raised £1,000! 📖 John raised £734.61 from his book launch! 🙌 O'Reilly Stewart raised £3,300 across 2024! Your support means the world! 🌟
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Dementia NI members are working with BHSCT on developing a Dementia Information Booklet for those living in the Belfast Trust area. We would like your help - Please click the link below to complete the feedback form. Thank you for your support.
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Thank you to the Nicholl family in Carrickfergus for Sparkling their home in aid of Dementia NI. If you are near Old Grange Avenue, why not call past to make a donation. If not you can donate through their Enthuse page ☃️Thanks & Happy Christmas.
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