Our Dementia Positive Programmes

““When I’m here I don’t have dementia, I’m free””

At Dry Water we run a series of flagship dementia positive programmes. They put people living with dementia, their carers and families at the heart of every activity. They are dynamic and joyous programmes developed via direct consultation with the people who live with dementia.

Our collective aim is to change the story and negative stereotypes often associated with dementia and to show what is possible in the here and now.

Current Programmes

Kin Club - A Weekly Community Arts & Wellbeing Session

MONDAYS 1.30pm to 3.30pm

We are coming towards the end of our year long Kin programme. The Kin Club will continue to offer the things you told us mattered during the last year, the things which made you feel better, less lonely and more connected. Kin Club will offer a wide range of social and creative activities as well as mindfulness and relaxation techniques and of course refreshments.

HOW TO BOOK
The programme is open to anyone but please do ring us or email us so we can make sure the programme is suitable for you.

COST £5

Carers Triage - A Monthly Session For Carers

A monthly session for carers where you can share your most pressing needs, be supported in finding solutions, lobby for change, experience some self care techniques and talk openly about your needs.

At Dry Water we work hard to support carers in finding ways to speak their truth to power. We are particularly interested in making social care more responsive, compassionate and relevant.

The sessions will be held during the weekend - we are finalising the dates, please ring for the latest details.

Past Programmes and Projects

Going Good Programme

Post pandemic our Going Good programme developed responding to the requests of both carers and those being cared for to enable them to both to have time to do things separately and for those who are cared for to programme their own activities based on their interests of the group.

The programme combined important and well researched activities that supported the well being and personhood of the person living with dementia. Participants were engaged in a wide range of activities which included; walking, cooking, visits, planning and landscaping the Dry Water garden, movement based sessions, creative arts sessions, assessing venues for their accessibility for those living with dementia, raising awareness within the wider community about dementia and initiating conversations with other groups about dementia and memory.

As part of the programme we piloted integrated sessions with volunteer support which has led to the development ot our new programme Kin Club where; in addition to those living with dementia and their carers, those who are lonely or isolated within the community can come together and engage in feel good activities each week.

Curiosity Cafe

Curiosity Cafe was our flagship programme which provided support for those living with dementia and their carers from diagnosis through their journey to end stage dementia. The programme paved the way for our new programme above and fed into research programmes, influenced change at strategic level in NHS and Adult Social Care.