Elizabeth is a qualified social worker with over 30 years experience of working with people living with dementia and their families. She currently runs memory support groups for people living with dementia, trains staff caring for people with dementia in care homes or the community, supports the relatives of people with dementia, and provides guidance for volunteers who want to help them. Elizabeth emphasises that the keys to supporting people living with dementia are developing a good understanding of the organic nature of the condition and the way it progresses, and also trying to grasp the range of emotions they experience.
Tracey trained as a nurse at St Marys Hospital London before settling into NHS life in Swindon. Developing her Dementia knowledge and skills whilst working on the medical wards at Princess Margaret Hospital Swindon she became a nurse specialist in Rheumatology before moving to Oxford and studying for a Masters in advanced clinical practice. Her passion for ensuring that all patients have a ‘’good dementia journey’’ and the developing healthcare agenda has meant that Tracey
maintained her interest in sharing her experience with other. Although now working in NHS Consultancy she still maintains her skills as a registered nurse and sees Care home Volunteers as a valuable resource in today’s complex healthcare system.
