{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66d70fb0a7a4982508f0f9f5/69d4d878f44b357ce95f100e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"When dementia care doesn’t reflect your culture: Elene’s story of mixed dementia","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66d70fb0a7a4982508f0f9f5/1776438452975-7c3c2204-b81b-4b9c-ae70-8399e6545d9f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What happens when dementia care&nbsp;doesn’t&nbsp;reflect&nbsp;your traditions,&nbsp;your&nbsp;food&nbsp;or&nbsp;your&nbsp;culture?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Safia&nbsp;–&nbsp;one of Dementia UK’s first&nbsp;dementia specialist&nbsp;Admiral Nurses for Black, African and Caribbean communities&nbsp;–&nbsp;speaks to Elene,&nbsp;whose&nbsp;mum&nbsp;lived&nbsp;with mixed dementia.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>They discuss&nbsp;why cultural awareness, though&nbsp;often overlooked,&nbsp;is so important to provide compassionate, person-centred dementia&nbsp;diagnosis and&nbsp;care.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Elene’s dementia story&nbsp;offers insight and reassurance for families who feel unseen or misunderstood in dementia care.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.dementiauk.org/information-and-support/how-we-can-support-you/admiral-nurse-clinics/black-african-and-caribbean-communities-admiral-nurse-clinics/?misc=mlwd26s3&amp;utm_campaign=mlwd26s3&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Book a free appointment&nbsp;in&nbsp;our clinic for&nbsp;Black,&nbsp;African&nbsp;and&nbsp;Caribbean&nbsp;communities</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.dementiauk.org/information-and-support/living-with-dementia/dealing-with-stigma/?misc=mlwd26s3&amp;utm_campaign=mlwd26s3&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Learn about dealing with stigma&nbsp;around&nbsp;dementia</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.dementiauk.org/about-us/what-we-do/?misc=mlwd26s3&amp;utm_campaign=mlwd26s3&amp;utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Find out more about Dementia UK</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Dementia UK"}