Adapting for Dementia conference programme

9.00am – 9.30am

Registration, tea & coffee and information stands

9.30am – 9.50am

Key Speaker: Professor Eneida Mioshi, School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia

9.50am – 10am

Susan Ringwood (CEO Age UK Norwich / Chair of Dementia Action Alliance) The purpose of the Norwich Dementia Action Alliance and the benefit to businesses.

10am – 10.10am 10.30am – 11.15am

Carer and person living with dementia story Workshop A: How offering improved customer service for people living with dementia is good for business (Jennifer Nash, Clapham & Collinge and Phil Wright, Riverside Leisure Centre) Clapham and Collinge will cover the importance of staff training to improve customer service for clients living with dementia, as well as highlighting the legal consequences of dementia, the importance of raising awareness and how this is good for business.

Riverside Leisure Centre will share their approach to training employees, the benefits for the team, along with the public. You will also find out about the inclusive activities offered by Riverside to the whole public.

Workshop B: Supporting employees living with or caring for someone with dementia (Helen Burgess, Age Space, Chris Carter, Home Care and Steve Shore, ReAssure) This workshop will raise awareness of elder care issues faced by employees, where individuals/families can seek support and share examples of how employers can support staff.

Workshop C: How improving your environment is good for business (Aaron Frost, Norwich Airport)

11.15am – 11.30am 11.30am – 12.15pm

How adapting the outfit, with influence from charities, is integral to improving the amount of consumers using the business. Norwich Airport will share the steps they have taken to promote and influence disabled customers to travel. How charities knowledge on specific disabilities has broadened their understanding and mind set of consumers using the Airport.

Refreshment break Workshop D: Business audits and training – (Marie Lucas, Age UK Norwich) Workshop B: Supporting employees living with or caring for someone with dementia (Helen Burgess, Age Space, Chris Carter, Home Care and Steve Shore, ReAssure) This workshop will raise awareness of elder care issues faced by employees, where individuals/families can seek support and share examples of how employers can support staff.

Workshop C: How improving your environment is good for business (Aaron Frost , Norwich Airport)

12.15pm – 12.40pm 12.45pm – 1.30pm

How adapting the outfit, with influence from charities, is integral to improving the amount of consumers using the business. Norwich Airport will share the steps they have taken to promote and influence disabled customers to travel. How charities knowledge on specific disabilities has broadened their understanding and mind set of consumers using the Airport.

Q&A with Key Speakers: Professor Eneida Mioshi, Susan Ringwood and Marie Lucas LUNCH (pre-ordered lunch bag)

1.30pm – 2.15pm

Information stands in Main House Workshop A: How offering improved customer service for people living with dementia is good for business (Jennifer Nash, Clapham & Collinge and Phil Wright, Riverside Leisure Centre) Clapham and Collinge will cover the importance of staff training to improve customer service for clients living with dementia, as well as highlighting the legal consequences of dementia, the importance of raising awareness and how this is good for business.

1.30pm – 2.15pm

1.30pm – 2.30pm

2.30pm – 3.00pm

Riverside Leisure Centre will share their approach to training employees, the benefits for the team, along with the public. You will also find out about the inclusive activities offered by Riverside to the whole public.

Workshop E: Communication Workshop (Marie Lucas, Age UK Norwich) For businesses who have received the Dementia Friends training and want to further their knowledge and understanding.

Workshop F: Dementia Friends Information Session (Daniel Burgess and Rosa Cooper-Davies, Norwich Theatre Royal) During this friendly and interactive session you will increase your understanding of dementia, and think about the small things that you can do to make a difference to people affected by dementia in your community.

Closing comments Norwich Dementia Action Alliance: how to join and pledge (Susan Ringwood and Marie Lucas, Age UK Norwich)