Our series has created 52 unique short videos – that’s one for every week of the year!
You might wonder what “Word of the Week” is?
Way back in spring 2024, we thought that a brief set of videos on social media explaining common terms and jargon around Dementia may be helpful to people affected by dementia and professionals. On a crisp and rainy afternoon in March, loaded with three scripts, a mobile phone and not a lot of expertise (but bags of enthusiasm), we visited the Piece Hall, Central Library and a local car park. With a couple of minor issues (people in shot, not being able to see the script, and getting rained on whilst one of us sat in their car) we came away with our first three videos – “Dementia”; “Carers” and “Driving”
The purpose of all these videos – available on our Facebook, Instagram and YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrXFyFpMCagtY5XXlL_MlBFkbn6MTTUHV )1 pages, was not only to help understanding of these common terms, but to break the stigma underlying them, and to widen access to information to the widest possible audience. We have had contributions from professionals, volunteers and people affected by dementia across our videos so far.
We’ve loved getting your feedback and suggestions for words and phrases you want us to tackle. Some of the words you’ve asked for us to cover are challenging to do in the 90 seconds that social media demands but we’re more than happy to take that challenge head-on! None of this would be possible without our brilliant volunteers who have gone the extra mile to learn editing and social media techniques to make us look as good as we do!
Do let us know if what you think of our content – the YouTube site also has a section with videos featuring people with dementia in Calderdale – and any ideas you want us to cover!
To get in touch with us or feedback email cdh@commlinks.co.uk
Published on February 21, 2025