How we have listened
LEAN has now been up and running since October 2021 and over this time many of our clients have joined in discussions on a wide range of subjects that have been important to them.
We have noted what has been discussed and published reports on our website making them available for anyone to read. Dementia Jersey has actioned many of LEAN’s recommendations and shared these with other organisations as appropriate.
What we have been doing
The following are just some of LEAN’s recommendations that we have actioned or are in the planning stages.
- We now have more Meeting Place Project sessions, enabling more people to attend and benefit from these very popular groups.
- We have extended our Dementia Advice and Counselling services, and the range of carer support groups so more people can attend meetings at times to suit them.
- We now offer training for family carers.
- We now provide training for professional carers.
- We now provide more community-based information sessions for the public to help people understand more about dementia thus helping to reduce stigma.
- We have added to the range of activities we offer for people with dementia.
- We have launched a brain health campaign to let the public know how they can reduce their risk of getting dementia.
- Our Dementia Friendly Business scheme is now well established, making more businesses more accessible for people with dementia.
- We are sharing LEAN’s recommendations widely across the island.
- We have sent LEAN’s recommendations concerning driving to the Comité des Connétables who have agreed to make changes to take the systems more equitable across each parish
What to do if you would like to join in a LEAN discussion
- If you have dementia and already attend one of the Meeting Place Project sessions, please speak to the leader of your group about LEAN.
- If you are a carer then please do come along to the LEAN sessions for carers. Everyone is welcome to come and talk about their experiences. While enjoying a light lunch together we focus on a specific subject of interest. To enable people to talk freely, no names are shared and all the information discussed is anonymised. The meetings are led by Dementia Jersey’s Clinical Lead, Dr Sian Wareing-Jones.
LEAN sessions for 2026
If you attend the Meeting Place Project, LEAN sessions will be at your meetings in March, June, September and December 2026.
If you are a family member or friend of a person with dementia, the next LEAN sessions and subjects for carers will be:
Friday 13 March 2026
A chance to influence our politicians prior to the elections later this year.
Friday 12 June 2026
Experiences of support services provided by Dementia Jersey, Health and Care Jersey and any others.
Friday 11 September 2026
Experiences of post-bereavement support provided by Dementia Jersey, the Hospice and any others.
Friday 11 December 2026
– TBC
These meetings will all be from 12:15 to 13:45 and will be at the Dementia Jersey Offices at 74 Halkett Place, St Helier.
A light lunch will be provided.
If you would like to know more about LEAN, or to book a place at any of these meetings, please contact us by,
Email: info@dementia.je
Tel: 01534 723519
