Awareness is key to understanding how to become dementia friendly during September

DEMENTIA FRIENDLY: Kara Nicholson and Sue Jogever talk about making busniesses dementia friendly. Photo: Laura Telford.

During Dementia Awareness Month local businesses are being encouraged to take small steps to create a more dementia friendly community.

The message being that becoming dementia friendly is not about making huge changes, but rather small calculated steps.

Kara Nicholson, a member of the local Dementia Friendly Communities Steering Committee said for businesses it is all about making reasonable changes to help those living with dementia.

Click here to read the full article by Laura Telford of Port Macquarie News