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SEPtEMBER IS WORLD<br />

aLZHEIMERS MONtH<br />

12<br />

<strong>September</strong> is World Alzheimers Month, an international campaign to<br />

raise awareness and challenge the stigma which surrounds dementia.<br />

Every 3 seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. Here in<br />

New Zealand, 4 out of 5 Kiwis are affected by dementia in some way.<br />

Today, around 70,000 New Zealanders are living with dementia, and<br />

this is expected to almost triple by 2050.<br />

With your help, we can make dementia top of mind. <strong>The</strong>re are lots of<br />

ways to get involved. Check out their website with all the possibilities:<br />

www.alzheimers.org.nz<br />

living<br />

life<br />

AwAreness<br />

If YOU’vE gOt a BIt MORE tIME...<br />

OR, If YOU’vE gOt LONgER...<br />

• Sign the dementia declaration<br />

• Learn quick facts<br />

• Spread the word<br />

• Become a dementia friend<br />

• Wear purple<br />

• Join a memory walk<br />

• Host a cuppa for a cause<br />

DEMENtIa SUPPORt<br />

0800 004 001<br />

NOW<br />

OPEN<br />

Bupa Bethesda Care Home<br />

has officially opened<br />

our brand new dementia<br />

community here in<br />

Bishopdale, Christchurch.<br />

We are<br />

recognised as<br />

dementia-friendly by<br />

Our residents enjoy a small, close-knit community where we focus<br />

on person-first care.<br />

Want to know more? Call our care home manager, Chris McCulloch<br />

on (03) 359 6390, or feel free to drop by during business hours.<br />

235 Harewood Rd, Bishopdale | bupa.co.nz

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