See me (dementia awareness)

01/07/2025

Family BBQ day
Be lovely to see you all and have a catch-up

23/04/2025

What a lovely start to the day enjoying the beauty of Rowntree Park with a client this morning! 🌸☀️🦆
Thank you to everyone who works so hard to make it such a special and beautiful place to be

Here at Bronte House, we create tailored experiences around the bespoke needs and preferences of our clients. Whether that’s at home or going out into the community, each visit is different because we know everyone is different 💓

We focus on enabling older people and people living with dementia to continue to do the things you love and enjoy. A trip to Rowntree Park is a firm favourite for many of our clients - from walking through the beautiful surroundings, looking at the local wildlife through to enjoying something delicious from the cafe 🌸 Thank you to everyone

07/04/2025

A bespoke homecare provider for older people, with a focus on specialist dementia care. Where passion and compassion meet relationship-based care.

02/04/2025

https://youtu.be/Arnfdz22L9c?si=6GCMEVhWwsEq6BGO

In this video, I outline the things that I liked (and not so liked) when talking to people about my Younger Onset Alzheimer's disease. ...

16/03/2025

‘I was told I was too young for dementia and my symptoms were the menopause.’

A major difference between men and women as they get older is the menopause.

This is especially relevant for people with young onset dementia as early symptoms can be hard to recognise or not obvious.

They might be put down to other factors such as stress, difficulties with relationships or work, or the menopause.

This was the experience of Anita who had to fight four years for a diagnosis as her symptoms were initially dismissed as the menopause.

‘When I was around 45, I knew something was wrong. I couldn't remember names and faces, directions or where places were.

‘I started seeing the GP to understand what was happening. I explained about the memory issues, but I kept being told I was too young for dementia.

I needed to have somebody have a look at my memory - what I was seeing, hearing and feeling. Not a “O my God she’s here again. What is she coming in with now?”

‘It was put down to menopause, psychosis, hysteria and hypochondria.

The lack of an early and accurate dementia diagnosis had a damaging impact on Anita’s life.

‘The symptoms meant I had problems with my work. I was told I would have to leave or do a fitness to practice test.

‘Because I didn’t have a diagnosis, I couldn’t get the workplace support I needed or the medical insurance that could have helped, so I had to take early retirement and leave.

‘I went from being employed to being on the dole. Not having a diagnosis also meant that I couldn’t get any financial support.

‘I couldn’t claim any benefits for nearly 2 years and had to cash in pensions, use my savings and receive financial help from family, to get by.

‘Despite all this, by the time I got a diagnosis I was £2000 in debt.

‘If I had gotten a timely diagnosis I could have changed jobs. I could have continued working.

‘I feel passionately about the importance of getting an early diagnosis, and that early onset dementia symptoms are not confused with and assumed to be caused by the menopause.’

Have you had a similar experience of dementia symptoms being put down to something else, such as menopause?

16/03/2025

They did it again! 🌟 A huge congratulations to Dearnevale for securing a ‘Top 20 Care Home’ ranking in Yorkshire and the Humber by carehome.co.uk – for the eighth year in a row! 🎉👏

This award is extra special because it’s based on genuine reviews from our amazing residents and their families 🥰

A massive well done to Dearnevale - Exemplar Health Care – your compassion and kindness make all the difference 💙💛

02/12/2024

Some of our services users are really looking forward to this
Nothing better then community spirit ❄️

02/12/2024

26/10/2024

21/10/2024

The latest issue of the DF Messenger is now available online with events and news from Dementia Forward, including this stunning photograph, which wins October's Capture the County competition. Sent in by Helen, it features her husband Paul, who was diagnosed with young onset dementia, enjoying the spectacular view in Swaledale. The photograph is the perfect image for the month when we mark Young Onset Dementia Awareness Day - October 24th. https://www.dementiaforward.org.uk/the-dementia-forward-messenger/