All About Me

The booklet aims to provide information about what makes the person living with dementia unique. It is an activity that the person living with dementia can do on their own, or with a family member or friend. By answering the questions in the booklet, the person will have a record of what makes them content and at ease. It can then be used when their primary caregiver cannot be with them and others need to provide care and support (e.g. in a long-term care, home care or hospital setting). Anyone can use this booklet to give the person with dementia the best day possible now and as the disease progresses.

The first section of the booklet is designed to help someone new to supporting the person to get to know them better. It will also suggest conversation topics that may make the person feel more at ease and contribute to more enjoyable times together.

Other sections of the booklet allow the person and their caregiver to outline their usual habits: daily routines, likes and dislikes and what makes them enjoy each day. This information will help new caregivers maintain the routines that give the person a sense of security, comfort and pleasure. The main purpose is to give as clear a picture as possible of the person with dementia to help others provide care when the person who usually supports them is unavailable.