Re-Mind and Home Instead Watford Join Forces for Dementia Care

Home Instead Watford has announced a new partnership with Re-Mind, a specialist cognitive stimulation therapy practice, to extend the dementia support available to families across Watford and the surrounding area.

The collaboration brings Helene Meyer, founder of Re-Mind, into Home Instead Watford's trusted local directory, connecting families navigating a dementia diagnosis with a qualified therapist who can provide structured, evidence-based support in the home. Helene has worked in the care sector for over 15 years, beginning her career as a support worker in both hospital and community settings. During that time she developed a close understanding of how the right therapeutic approach can make a tangible difference to someone living with dementia, not just to cognitive function, but to confidence, wellbeing, and quality of life. That experience led her to train formally in Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) and to found Re-Mind, a practice built around the belief that every person living with dementia deserves support that is personal, purposeful, and grounded in specialist knowledge.

CST is a structured, evidence-based programme designed for people living with mild to moderate dementia. It works through themed activities and conversation to gently engage thinking, memory, and communication, and has been shown in clinical research to help maintain cognitive function, improve mood, and support a person's sense of identity. Critically, it is non-pharmacological, and as Bob Woods, a Clinical Psychologist involved in developing the programme, notes, its benefits are considered to be additional to those of any dementia medication a person may already be taking.

Helene works on a one-to-one basis, tailoring every programme to what is genuinely meaningful and enjoyable for the individual. Sessions draw on reminiscence work, creative activities, and language stimulation, and are arranged at the time of day that suits the client best. Each 50-minute session begins with a gentle warm-up, familiar music, light movement, or easy conversation, before moving into the main programme, with flexibility built in throughout. Re-Mind's support also extends to family members and carers, with Helene offering practical guidance and coping strategies to help those closest to a person living with dementia feel better informed and less isolated in their role.

Home Instead Watford works only with specialists whose values and approach are consistent with their own commitment to high-quality, person-centred care. Helene's background, her specialist training, and her understanding of the day-to-day reality for families affected by dementia made Re-Mind a natural fit for their local directory.

For families in the Watford area, the partnership means that professional dementia therapy and home care support can now be accessed through a single, trusted point of contact. To find out more, or to speak with the team at Home Instead Watford about dementia care at home, call 01923 250 513.

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