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Join us on 23 May to discuss how the public and voluntary sectors, retail and service industries can recognise and support people with dementia

In Bruges, Belgium, more than 90 shops display an image of a knotted red handkerchief in the window. The logo is the brainchild of charity Foton and indicates to people with dementia that staff can assist compassionately.

As the baby boomer generation ages and people live longer than ever, rates of dementia are expected to increase over the next few decades; by 2030, some 75.6 million people worldwide will have the disease.

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from Voluntary Sector Network | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2rbSszL

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