PEOPLE caring for loved ones with dementia can learn more about the disease in a new course being launched in Darlington.
Alzheimer’s Society staff are running the free five-week course at Bradbury House on Beaumont Street West from March 31.
It aims to help carers understand more about the degenerative brain condition and its symptoms, including challenging behaviour.
Alzheimer’s Society dementia support worker Claire Blackwell-Jones is confident the course will enable carers to cope better with the condition in Darlington where more than 1,450 people are affected.
She said: “Relatives of people with dementia often say that it can be really frustrating when someone doesn’t want to change their clothes, have a shower or sleep at night, especially if the person doesn’t accept that there is anything wrong with them.
“Understanding how the person is trying to make sense of the world, and how they feel about the losses they are experiencing, can help relatives to be more patient and cope better.”
To book a place on the course, or for more information, contact the Alzheimer’s Society on 01642 442030.
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