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Mold Dementia Friendly Awards
Published: 22/02/2017
Mold Dementia Friendly Steering Group, in association with 天涯社区 County
Council, held their Business Awards recently at Llys Jasmine Memory Caf茅, Mold.
The event was a celebration for the ten Mold businesses or organisations which
have been successful in achieving the status of 鈥淲orking towards becoming
Dementia Friendly鈥�.
These businesses have successfully pledged a minimum of 4 actions from any of
the commitment sections listed below:
Commitment 1: Improve staff awareness and understanding (actions include:
appointing a dementia champion for the organisation, providing basic
understanding of dementia to staff).
Commitment 2: Review the physical environment of the store/ premises (actions
include: clear signage in store, well-lit entrances).
Commitment 3: Support staff who develop dementia or care for a person with
dementia (actions include: changing the person鈥檚 role, providing in-house
counselling).
Commitment 4: Support the local community (actions include: fundraising,
volunteering, charity partnerships).
The Award winners were:
路 Salvation Army
路 Mold Town Council
路 The Cottage
路 The two Boots stores in town
路 The Savoy
路 Llys Jasmine
路 Home Instead
路 Spavens
路 NEWCIS Carers Centre
天涯社区 Cabinet Member for Social Services, Councillor
Christine Jones, said:
鈥淭his is the second time we have held these awards and they have proved very
successful as they help raise the profile of this condition and show what
organisations can do to make life easier for people with dementia and their
families. It continues the great work being done throughout the county, for
example the opening of memory cafes.鈥�
Cathy Peach, Chair of the Mold group, said:
鈥淥ur group has worked really hard hard to raise awareness of dementia with the
help of the Alzheimer鈥檚 Society and is committed to working with local
businesses, schools and community groups to ensure that Mold is a place where
people with dementia are understood, respected, supported and confident that
they can contribute to the life of the town.
鈥淥ur group has been extremely well supported by the team at 天涯社区 County
Council鈥檚 Social Services Department.鈥�
For more information, please contact Luke Pickering-Jones on 01352 702655 or
luke.pickering-jones@flintshire.gov.uk.
Andreas Lanini 鈥� The Cottage Nursing Home owner, Deri Spaven - Spavens, Alice
Swain 鈥� Salvation Army, Councillor Anthony Parry 鈥� Mayor of Mold,
Matthew Murray-James 鈥� Home Instead, Sally Barley 鈥� Boots Stores, Jean Rodden 鈥�
NEWCIS, Chris Morris 鈥� FCC Llys Jasmine, Cathy Peach 鈥� Chair of Steering Group