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Interviews with guests who have created simple solutions to be more inclusive for people with disabilities, chronic illnesses and life baggage. Listeners can learn and apply some of these solutions to support themselves and others to live their best lives. Listeners can also hear how they can be the confident in developing their ideas into new inclusive solutions that can make a real difference to people's lives.
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Making sense of the confusing world of elderly care so you can help those you hold dearest to live well later in life. Brought to you by SweetPea Care.
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Our podcast guest today is Nicole Smith from Australia. She is a nurse and a gerontologist who is extremely passionate about giving people who have dementia their best lives. When you hear the story of Nicole’s upbringing, you will understand why she loves being with older people and why she fights for human rights for our elders. After becoming a …
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Help! I'm a carer and I need legal advice - with elderly law expert Paige Gouldthorpe
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Hello and welcome to The Care & Dementia Podcast! I’m your host, Gemma Clay, and today we’re diving into a topic that every carer needs to think about: the legal aspects of care. If you’ve ever wondered what happens if a loved one loses the capacity to make their own decisions, or what the consequences are if someone passes away without a valid wil…
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Our guest today is Charles Lowe who is the chief executive of Digital Health and Care Alliance (DACA), he is an expert in telehealth and telecare. Throughout his career he has worked on technologies to support others. He shares with us how he wanted to open people’s eyes to recognise what technology can do to help people and how everybody can becom…
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End of life care, making empowering decisions - with Clare Fuller, Founder of Speak For Me
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Hello, and welcome to the Care and Dementia Podcast, where we dive deep into the topics that matter most when it comes to caring for your loved ones. I’m your host, Gemma Clay, and today we’re exploring an incredibly important and often difficult subject—end of life care, and how to empower both you and your family when navigating this delicate tim…
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Louise Thompson - Supporting Your Parents
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Today’s guest on our podcast is Louise Thompson, who has set up the app Myfolks. She tells us about growing up in a particularly poor area in the west end of Newcastle, in the North East of England. Louise’s first job was at the Freeman Hospital where she was involved in some cardiovascular research that was published in a medical journal. Through …
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How to support children living in a family affected by dementia - with Hannah Gardner of Dementia UK
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"Hello, and welcome to The Care & Dementia Podcast! I'm your host, Gemma Clay, and in today's episode, we’re diving into a topic that’s so important but often overlooked – how to support children and young people living in families affected by dementia. Did you know that by 2025, one million people will be living with dementia in the UK? Many of th…
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Today’s guest is Jules Robinson from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents – ROSPA. Jules is a guest who has an interest and expertise in falls and fall prevention. Previously having worked in social housing, Jules’ background is in health and safety, and now she is the falls engagement lead at ROSPA. They campaign for better design ele…
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The validation technique - with Vicki de Klerk, Executive Director of the Validation Training Institute
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Welcome to the Care and Dementia Podcast! I’m your host, Gemma Clay. Today, we’re diving into a topic that touches the hearts of many caregivers: navigating the daily challenges of supporting a loved one with dementia or cognitive decline. Caring for someone with dementia can often leave you feeling uncertain, especially when it comes to correcting…
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Our podcast guest today is herself a podcaster – Adriane Berg. Adriane has a fascinating background and has spent much of her life in front of a camera, microphone or in a courtroom as a lawyer; radio presenter, and a tv presenter. She was a pioneer of elder law, worked on US syndicated radio and hosted one of the first money programmes on CNN. Les…
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Louise Hunt Skelley PLY - Inclusive Sports
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Our guest today is Louise Hunt Skelley PLY, a Paralympic wheelchair tennis athlete, who now has developed an exciting portfolio career. She is involved in a range of many different things, including commentary, tournament directing, consultancy, working with young people, and public speaking – all with a focus on disability, inclusion and sport. Re…
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Young onset dementia - with Jules Knight, Consultant Admiral Nurse with Dementia UK
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Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Care and Dementia Podcast. I'm your host, Gemma Clay, and today we’re diving into a topic that affects many families across the UK: young onset dementia. It's estimated that almost 71,000 people in the UK who have dementia are under the age of 65. This condition, known as young onset dementia, can manife…
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Today’s guest, Gavin Neate, joined Guide Dogs for the blind, where he served as a mobility instructor for 18 years. Previously, he had spent 10 years as a military policeman. During his time working as a mobility instructor, where he worked on people’s independent mobility, he became very involved in the entire process of helping clients find ways …
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Financial benefits for caregivers (what am I entitled to?!) - with Rob Sherratt of Dementia Carers Count
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Welcome to The Care and Dementia Podcast. I’m your host, Gemma Clay. On today’s show we’re tackling an issue that leaves many of us confused and even despairing at times - the financial benefits available to caregivers. This can be a complex subject to navigate just at the time when you’re flat out caring for a loved one. Finances, figures, forms -…
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Our guest today, Anthony Blackburn has a passion for golf – but not just for playing the game… he has set up Golf in Society. Starting his business six years ago, presently he has 23 venues where golf clubs are put at the heart of local communities. What that means is, they are open for people facing challenges later in life, for many different rea…
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How The Beatles and Sir Geoff Hurst unlocked the joy of reading for people with dementia - with Matt Singleton of Cognitive Books
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Welcome to The Care and Dementia Podcast. I’m your host, Gemma Clay, founder of Sweet Pea Care, and today, we’re diving into a fascinating topic: reading and dementia. You might have heard the claim, “People with dementia can’t read anymore.” But is this really true? In today’s episode we’ll debunk this and many other myths surrounding dementia and…
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Our guest on today’s podcast is Jane Cooper, the founder and managing director of Access and Inclusion UK. They help businesses and destinations to understand the type of challenges that people with disabilities or accessibility requirements might have, and importantly, give them solutions to overcome them, through training, or whatever solution is…
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Is it safe for my loved one with dementia to live at home? - with Beth Britton of D4Dementia
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Welcome to The Care & Dementia podcast! I'm your host, Gemma Clay, the founder of Sweet Pea Care, and today we're diving into an incredibly important topic: "Is it safe for my loved one with dementia to live at home?" If you're a caregiver for someone with dementia, you know how crucial it is to ensure their safety and well-being, especially if the…
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Help! I'm caring for someone with dementia - with Beth Britton of D4Dementia
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Hi, I’m Gemma Clay, Founder of Sweet Pea Care. Welcome to The Care & Dementia Podcast - a show where we take a closer look at all aspects of later life care so we can help our loved ones live better for longer. On today’s show I’m excited to be joined by Beth Britton, an award-winning dementia author and campaigner. Beth cared for her dad with vasc…
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David and Felicity Brown - Inclusive Holidays
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Our guests today are Felicity and David Brown, who own Hoe Grange Holidays in the Peak District and they talk to us about how over the last 17 years they have built an award winning all-inclusive holiday business from scratch on the farm that has been in David’s family since the 1930s. David talks about how his father, in the 70s, had considered ha…
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I'm afraid my parents might fall, what can I do? With Dr Tom Adler
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Welcome back to "The Care and Dementia Podcast," I’m your host, Gemma Clay, founder of Sweet Pea Care. Today, we're addressing an issue that many caregivers face – falls and the fear of falling. Statistics show that half of people over 80 will experience at least one fall a year, and two-thirds of them will fall again within 12 months. Those number…
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What will happen now my loved one has a dementia diagnosis? With Lorraine Haining of Dementia Carers Count
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Welcome to "The Care and Dementia Podcast," where we provide valuable insights and support for those caring for older loved ones. I’m your host, Gemma Clay, founder of Sweet Pea Care. Have you or your loved one received a dementia diagnosis? Are you feeling confused and overwhelmed about what happens next? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Receiving a…
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Using music to improve wellbeing in dementia care - with Pam Ribbeck of Playlist For Life
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Welcome to "The Care and Dementia Podcast". I’m your host, Gemma Clay, founder of Sweet Pea Care, and today we’re discussing the powerful impact of music on dementia care. Music has a unique ability to touch our hearts and influence our emotions. For individuals living with dementia, it’s a tool that can help them reconnect with their memories and …
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Today’s guest is Billal Jamil, the MD and one of the founders at Public Speaking Academy, who talks to us about the importance of being heard in the context of inclusivity. The main mission for the Public Speaking Academy is to help people from all backgrounds to find their voice, ready to use it in the many spaces where they might have to access a…
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Today’s guest is Zak Marks, co-founder of Kitt Medical. He has lived with a severe allergy to nuts for as long as he can remember. He decided to tackle a problem closest to his heart, which is – why isn’t there an equivalent to defibrillators for allergies? Wherever you go, there is usually access to a defibrillator, but there is no access to epi p…
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Our guest on today’s podcast is Emily Yates who works for Mima, an inclusive creative design agency. She is a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy and in her job, she heads up the accessibility and inclusive design team for the company. We talk to Emily about the changes that design can make to people’s lives, and how passionate she is about what sh…
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Rory Cellan-Jones - Technology for Inclusion
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The first guest on our podcast is Rory Cellan-Jones. Rory is a British journalist and former BBC News technology correspondent. He worked for the BBC for 40 years, and left in August 2021. He is also an author of many books, and since leaving the BBC has a newsletter which is very popular, and also runs a podcast called Movers and Shakers, which is…
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Introducing Dr Carol Sargent and Dr Tom Adler
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Carol's passion is enabling and empowering the dementia community to find freedom and joy to live their best lives. Carol’s first career was as a PhD scientist, working in cardiovascular and respiratory diseases in the pharmaceutical industry in the USA and UK. This culminated in a scientific lead role for a novel drug, tested in clinical studies c…
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