It’s official: according to Alzheimer’s Society Cymru (ASC), the Welsh Conservative Group is the first “dementia friendly” one in the Welsh Parliament.
Members and support staff have completed eye-opening awareness sessions – held both in their constituencies and at Ty Hywel in Cardiff Bay – with the aim of dispelling stereotypical impressions about the progressive disease.
These new “dementia friends” now know a little bit more about what it's like to live with dementia and then turn that understanding into action.
Sue Phelps, Director of ASC, said:
“There are 45,000 people living with dementia in Wales. We all have a part to play in improving the lives of people living with dementia, but we need the Welsh Government – and every AM – to play their part in creating a dementia-friendly Wales.
“Dementia doesn't care who you are, it could affect us all. Someone develops the condition every three minutes and there's currently no cure.
“People with dementia often feel – and are – misunderstood, marginalised, and isolated, and that means that they're less likely to be able to live independently in their own communities.”
The photo shows the most recent Welsh Conservative Group staff members in to take part in the awareness training.
