A selection of the tweets which emerged during the 7th UK Dementia Congress held in Brighton, 30 October-1 November 2012

Please note that the tweets below are the opinions of those who posted them and are not endorsed by the Dementia Partnerships.

Like the idea of ‘care & activity workers’ rather than ‘support workers’ #Eachstep

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Fab Bupa stand at #dementiacongress great stuff, remember these?

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Highlighting the central importance of knowing a persons life story to tailor interventions effectively. So important

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A stunned room! Were we ready for genome science research? I think a really interesting angle for #dementiacongress

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“Recognising indicators of awareness throughout the dementia journey will help maintain autonomy” inspirational Bob Woods

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BobWoods on Kitwood. I’m still here but who have I become? Loss of autonomy.

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virtuoso communicator & poster

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Wonderful, inspiring work going on but most powerful of all, the words of those living with dementia – the real experts

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Thinking about ALL the carers, paid and unpaid supporting people with dementia in own homes, care homes, hospitals, centres

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What does “dementia friendly” mean? It’s about inclusion and using people’s assets. Not focusing on deficits.

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Making simple models & maps of memories of places & people can be done simply with card and chat

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Back from #dementiacongress and back to the business of caring for Mum. Wondering if the 2 worlds collide?

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We need to enable people with dementia to connect with communities to maintain wellbeing and quality of life.

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Fantastic poster from https://www.beingwithme.co.uk compassionate & mindful approach to care planning

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Creativity. Fun. Ladder to the Moon. Helping people with #dementia have a life. Just like you.

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Danuta Lipinska signing copies of her book Person-centred Counselling for People with #Dementia

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Positive presentation by two GP leads for #dementia about the role of primary care in diagnosis and early support

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We must integrate people with dementia not make them part of ghettos – Dr G Allen Power

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9,000 GP surgeries have receive Worried about your memory? campaign materials – Anna Dowrick

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People with #dementia ARE normal people! Such a simple message but so clear and SO true

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Institutions will eat person-centred care for breakfast – Dr G Allen Power on the need for culture change in care

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Sign-up your hospital to becoming dementia friendly and join the right care call to action

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Over the next year to 18 months we will start to see #dementiafriendly products in UK high street banks

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Larry and Cara #rempods

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People with dementia may forget but at least give us a chance to be included in conversations – Trevor Jarvis

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We want to become one of the world’s first #dementia friendly countries – Norman Lamb

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Education isn’t just about knowledge. It’s about attitude change and challenging stigma – Dawn Brooker

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The dementia care sector is crying out for disruptive ideas to challenge the status quo – David Sheard

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JKP author Paul Edwards talking about @Bradford_BDG culture change project in South London care home

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Where did yr last hour go? Can u believe one hour is average length of training a nurse receives on #dementia? – Gill Phillips

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Online dementia prevalence calculator, coming to s west england soon

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I’m not dying, I’m someone living with dementia – Christopher Devas

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