Greater Manchester Police will be taking part in the Alzheimer’s show this weekend (4-5 July). The show will take place at Event City, Pheonix Way, Urmston, from 9.30am-5pm (Friday) and 9.30am-4.30pm (Saturday). Come and see us on stand B3 to find out how we’re working to become dementia friendly. We’ll also be offering general crime prevention advice particularly around door step crime and raising awareness of disability hate crime. GMP’s Chief Constable Sir Peter Fahy will be speaking at the event on Saturday 5 July, he said: “The increase in the number of elderly people living in our society particularly those suffering from dementia and Alzheimers disease is one of the greatest challenges all the public services face. For the police the elderly are especially vulnerable and we are seeing an increasing number of calls expressing concern for their safety. There are increasing allegation about abuse of the elderly by carers and of incidents in care homes some of them between residents. On a personal level I know of the stress faced by the families of those suffering with Alzheimers and the many practical difficulties caused by loss of short term memory as my own mother suffers from dementia. It seems to me we have to find ways where there is better care for the elderly in the community and where there are good people looking out for fellow residents who may be vulnerable through dementia in the same way that those involved in Neighbourhood Watch acts as a catalyst for getting people involved in crime prevention.”
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:44:22 +0000
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