13/12/2025
🎄 Christmas can be a joyful time, but for people living with dementia it often brings unique challenges.
✨ Crowded gatherings, loud music, and flashing lights can feel overwhelming.
✨ Changes to routine may cause confusion or distress.
✨ Loved ones might struggle with memory lapses, making conversations harder.
✨ The pressure to “join in” can leave them feeling isolated.
This season, patience and understanding go a long way. Gentle routines, quiet spaces, and simple traditions can help make Christmas more comfortable and meaningful. 💙
Let’s remember: the greatest gift we can give is compassion.
Christmas is meant to be the most wonderful time of the year but for around one million people living with dementia the bright lights, busy households and changes in routine could all become too much. They and their families are right now grappling with a Christmas which is smaller. Quieter. Darker. Scarier.
The progressive nature of dementia means that the festivities someone can cope with, as well as the support they need to, can change a lot in a year. Our dementia advisers are here to help people affected by dementia adapt their festive celebrations and reimagine a Christmas which works for them. Last year, 23,000 people in crisis called our Dementia Support line over the winter period.
Christmas is a time when people come together as a family, and that should be no different for families affected by dementia. With your support, more families can reimagine Christmas this year.
Donate today and receive a Christmas tree decoration as a thank you for helping families reimagine Christmas: http://spkl.io/6185Ag2iX
