Information resource for people living with dementia – My Choice

Advice and Information - 6 November 2024

The My Choice booklet is an information resource for people living with dementia. The booklet offers people the information they need to help them live well following a diagnosis of dementia.

It is a free, easily accessible, evidence based information resource, that has been designed by the Living Well with Dementia Implementation team at the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Kent Surrey and Sussex and Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex. Collaborating with people living with dementia, and experts across different facets of dementia care, its mission is to provide precise and accessible information.

The My Choice resource enables and empowers people living with dementia to make informed decisions, nurturing their health and well-being both now and in the future, it included information based on up-to-date evidence on treatments, interventions and activities that aim to help people live well with dementia. 

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