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Reading is Caring

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Delivered by: Scottish Book Trust This is a Claimed organisation
Last updated: 13/05/2024

Reading is Caring provides a personalised reading support package specifically designed for those living with dementia and their carers. We offer free workshops to train people who care for someone living with dementia – including partners, friends, family members and professional carers – to create personalised, shared and sensory reading experiences that can help maintain their caring relationships, spark memories and relieve stress.

Regions:
  • City of Edinburgh
  • East Lothian
  • Fife
  • Midlothian
  • Scottish Borders
  • West Lothian

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Virtual

Sessions run on Zoom. Workshop leaders will provide clear instructions on how to use Zoom and participate in advance of the sessions. They'll share their contact information just in case you run into technical difficulties on the day, too.
Dementia
Creative and Cultural Activity
Activity
Storytelling
Literature
Poetry and Spoken Word
Unpaid Carers

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