Dementia Friend
Flora is a Dementia Friend. The Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends programme is the biggest ever initiative to change people’s perceptions of dementia. It aims to transform the way the nation thinks, acts and talks about the condition. Flora was inspired to become a Dementia Friend by her grandmother who sadly suffered from dementia. Flora had witnessed how frustrated and tortured her grandmother was when she didn’t always recognise her or other family members. Flora fought her corner! She felt instinctively there was something wrong and that it was not just a case of her grandmother getting old. She also realised that a lot of our clients were asking us about their elderly relatives and the challenges and difficult issues they were facing as a family.A Dementia Friend learns about what it is like to live with dementia and then turns that understanding into action. From telling friends about the Dementia Friends programme to visiting someone you know living with dementia, every action counts.
Our advisory work in this sector includes working with and understanding Powers of Attorney, Succession Planning, Inheritance Tax Planning, and also Care Fee Planning for clients who need to understand how to fund a relative’s Care Fees, be it at their own home or in a registered Care Home. We can help with these difficult decisions.
As a Dementia Friend and being SOLLA accredited, Flora is able to help clients that feel so bewildered to better understand their vulnerable relative(s). Everything matters when it comes to the vulnerable. Her expertise and specialist skillset in this field gives families the peace of mind they need.
