Dementia Club UK: Carers support, professional advice& improvements: a talk by Lisa Rutter, Chairman

Dementia Club UK: Carers support, professional advice and improvements: a talk by Lisa Rutter, Chairman of DCUK.
Monday 27 June 2022, 12:00-13:00.
Do you think you are getting the support you need from social care, your GP or your community to care for your loved one? What is working well? What is not working well? Lisa Rutter, Chairman at DCUK, will discuss the area, suggestions for improvement and open the session for discussion.
Organised by The MDX Parents and Carers Network
Lisa Rutter is Chairman of Dementia Club UK and presented to Middlesex University in March 2021, about her work in the community, with an insight into the role of carers: • Dementia Club UK Talk ...
Dementia Club UK goes above and beyond to provide help and support to those suffering with dementia and also support their carers and families, to put smiles on their faces and give them a better quality of life. Their aim is to raise awareness and stamp out the stigma associated with dementia. They deliver professional advice and information, in a social environment where their members can relax, make friends and find a friendly ear when times are hard. They run three sessions a week for members living with dementia and one session a week to support carers, in-person and via zoom.
Biography: Former Cllr. Lisa Rutter was a Councillor for Brunswick Park Ward in the London Borough of Barnet for 16 years. She was the Mayor of the London Borough of Barnet from 2011/2012. In her Mayoral year, one of her charities was the Alzheimer’s Society. With the money raised, Lisa founded the first Alzheimer’s Society dementia café in the London Borough of Barnet which was launched in August 2013 at the Finchley Memorial Hospital. Lisa who is a qualified fitness instructor was running the very successful Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Café monthly over 2 years, and as members increased she realised there was a need to provide more sessions. A fundraising event at Saracens Allianz Park in December 2014 resulted in the Chairman of Saracens wanting to support and provide funds for Lisa to be able to run weekly sessions. The Saracens Dementia Club was launched in April 2015 and weekly sessions started on 22nd April 2015. Lisa created the registered charity Dementia Club UK, which continues to be sponsored by Saracens and sessions continue to run weekly. Each session aims to provide professional advice and information, gentle exercise to music and fun activities in a social atmosphere. Various speakers join and support the sessions, alongside a GP who volunteers their time and attends most sessions.
Dementia Club UK commissioned an Independent Research Study in May 2015, conducted by Middlesex University London, which demonstrated the club as having a positive impact on those living with, or caring for a person with Dementia, based on its techniques and the model used in its cafes.
“Dementia Club UK provides people with another lifeline, giving care and support, professional advice and fun activities daily and above all hope.”
Please contact [e-mail] with event related queries.