WHERE WE ARE NOW
Today, Forget-Me-Not Club operates not only from our Resource Centre in Banchory, but also delivers pop-up, outreach, virtual and carer support sessions - allowing dementia support to be more accessible to members and their carers across Aberdeen City & Shire.
Currently, we provide between 170-200 hours of dementia support on a weekly basis, which has reduced significantly from 600 hours weekly as a result of Covid-19 restrictions. However, as those restrictions begin to ease and the prevalence of dementia remains high, we look to return to normal and expect to be able to offer between 600-800 hours of dementia support each week.
Like many charities, we experienced a very difficult period throughout the pandemic and have worked tirelessly to adapt, grow and continue offering dementia support within the region. The pandemic has enabled FMNC to compliment our resource centre with the additions of live virtual sessions, one-to-one outreach and carer support sessions and devices to help keep our members connected throughout the week.
In May 2021, we re-opened our doors and have been able to slowly return to normal since. We were delighted to add a new pop-up dementia support session in Aboyne, which currently runs from the Aboyne-Dinnet Church each Monday in addition to our regular daily sessions at Bennett House, Banchory. We look forward to starting additional pop-up sessions in the future.