Dongyun Kwon
Caladenia Dementia Care and Villa Maria Catholic Homes (VMCH) hosted a coffee catch up on 21 September as it is Dementia Action Week from 18 to 24 September.
Calendenia Dementia Care CEO Sarah Yeates said VMCH and they have cooperated to run a few events together and they organised the coffee catch up event to find more people who were not connected with their services.
“About 15 people showed up for the event despite the rainy weather,” Ms Yeates said.
“We had a lovely chat with them.
“We provided useful information about how to get support for living with dementia while we gave them free coffee and tea.”
Ms Yeates added the event was successful and many attendees enjoyed the meeting.
“One couple said they enjoyed meeting other people who were either working or living with dementia after the event,” she said.
“They said they found it really useful to talk to other people who used our services and they felt more confident being on the waiting list themselves.”
Ms Yeates said Caladenia Dementia Care would like to help more people who had not been connected yet.
She encouraged people to reach out to them through (03) 9727 2222 or Caladenia Dementia Care’s website, www.caladenia.com.au/.
