Welcome! Please read this first.

Welcome to our new forum!

We wish for this to be a friendly and comfortable place for all persons.

As such, we request that you read and follow the forum rules below:

You will have been invited to the Hub via email. or by your Engaging Dementia course tutor. The Hub, and this forum, is for your enjoyment and use only. Access should not be shared with any other persons, in particular those under 18 years of age.

All posts should be considerate and polite. You have every right to disagree with your fellow community members, and give advice or an opinion. However please comment on the topic, not the person. Any posts seen as to be aggressive, belittling, or descriminatory in any manner will be deleted, and may result in your access to the forum being removed. Similarly any posts containing bad language, adult content, or otherwise objectionable content will be removed and a warning given.

Do not share, or request, personal information on the forum – including personal email address, phone numbers, location of work etc. If it’s not something you’d tell a stranger then don’t type it online!

Direct advertising / self-promotion / sales of any kind are not allowed. If you stand to gain monertary value through the recommendation of any service or tool then this must be clearly disclosed. Paid-for services, training or resources can only be mentioned in relevant conversation, and it must be mentioned that they are a paid-for item.

If you see something that may be in violation of these rules or the is of concern, please flag it by contacting us at admin@engagingdementia.ie and detailing the issue and comment location.

Thank you.