VIDEO – DEMENTIA FRIENDLY STORE

Take a few minutes to watch this inspiring Video produced by the Taiwan Alzheimer's Disease Association (TADA) and the Taiwan Rotary International 3520.   

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The Future of Retail for the Persons Living with Dementia?

English Version:

Ms Wong, a retiree, takes care of her 88 years old Mom diagnosed with dementia. Her mother is very active, and often runs out and loses her way home.

Ms Wong approached her neighbourhood business community for help. She asked that they allow her dementia afflicted Mom to eat in their food stalls if she came there, and at the same time to contact her. She would then come and take her Mother home, and make the payment to them for any food her mother had ordered.

Her 88 year old Mom also frequently likes to visit the same grocery shop. She liked to buy and take home things like coat-hangars and other provisions by the dozens. The whole family was very disturbed. Ms Wong arranged with the grocery shop owner to allow her Mom to take home the goods. The family would then return the goods intact in exchange for other provisions which the family required. Understanding the challenges and hardship of the caregiver and family, the owner of the grocery shop readily agreed to help the family.

The Wong family was very grateful and hoped that more and more businesses would come forward to offer their help to the caregiver families of persons living with dementia and older adults in their neighbourhood.

This joint family and community effort will not only greatly alleviate the mental stress and hardship of home-caregivers but also help towards creating a friendly society and environment for dementia afflicted persons and older adults.

[Note] : " Rui Chi " stands for valuing the life and past contributions of elderly persons living with dementia; reducing the stigma; helping society to accept and include them; empathizing and offering help and support to caregivers and families caring for persons with dementia and older adults.

Mandarin Version:

退休的黃女士照顧85歲失智的媽媽，媽媽行動能力強，經常往外跑­，已多次走失。黃女士請社區商家老闆們協助，如果看到媽媽自行出­門，請老闆協助留下媽媽並請她吃東西，事後黃女士買單。同時請老­闆與她聯絡，讓她順利帶媽媽回家。 88歲的陳奶奶經常至同一家雜貨店買衣架，她家裡衣架有數十打，­令家人十分困擾。於是家人與雜貨店老闆商量，如果媽媽買重複的東­西，由家人原封不動拿回來與老闆換等值之其他物品。老闆體諒家人­照顧之辛苦，欣然答應幫忙。 我們感謝這麼多好心的商家，更期盼連結更多商家，藉著社區鄰里守­望相助，發揮老吾老以及人之老之精神，共同照顧快速增加的失智長­者，減輕家庭照顧壓力。同時未來照顧人力減少，無法單靠家庭來照­顧，勢必要靠整個社區共同互相照顧。此計畫期盼將日常生活中食、­衣、住、行、育樂各商家串連起來，一起加入共同照護網絡，不但能­減輕失智家庭照護的辛苦，也能為商家提升業績及公益形象。

【註】：「瑞智」意涵 - 看重失智長者之生命價值，肯定長者過去對社會之貢獻，減少污名化­，幫助民眾接納與包容失智長者，同理家屬們之辛苦，並給予支持力­量。

(Source:  Taiwan ADA)