Living with memory loss: A program for people with early stage dementia and their carers: A case study
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Alzheimer's Australia (NSW) has developed the Living with Memory Loss Program, which is a structured psycho-educational group program for people with early stage dementia and their carers. The aim of the program is to allow participants to explore the impact of a diagnosis of dementia on themselves and their family. This case study examines a carer's experience of the 7 weeks of the program. During this process the carer moves from being fearful, angry, critical and stressed to a position of greater understanding and acceptance of dementia. The carer also develops new capacity for coping with the challenges which dementia has brought into her life.
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