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How Aladdin panto made the day for dementia sufferers
Aladdin helps Actonepanto reach the heart
After a recent performance of Aladdin at Barnes Court Residential Home,Sunderland, this email to Jule Watson of Actonepanto speaks for itself!
“Hi Jule,
I just wanted to let you know that our residents, staff and family members all thoroughly enjoyed Aladdin last night. The simplicity of the “stage setting” and the standard of acting/singing was brilliant. Your actors fully engaged with even the most challenging residents (we were set up on the dementia floor) and I have never seen so many smiling faces in a long time!! The songs were very familiar to the audience and, of course, this is very important to dementia sufferers because this stimulates their memories.
Gym memberships, laptops or short holidays make a real difference
Why we need to care for the carers
Looking after those who care for friends and relatives costs less than what we’d have to spend if they couldn’t do it, writes Sue Yeandle
Please send us some respite
A poem written by a carer
*** ‘Just a little Peace’***
We don’t need any help, we’re managing fine,
Pile it on…pile it on…never look for a sign.
Carers work on with not much of a break,
They continue to care for a loved ones sake.
As the caring goes on and the load does increase,
God send us some respite, just a little peace.
Some time to go walking, kicking leaves in the park,
even just sleeping when everything’s dark.
The caring continues deep into the night,
we struggle and strive and continue to fight.
For help it is out there or so we are told,
but trying to find it…you need to be bold.
