meet Romy
Occupational Therapist. Dementia specialist. Montessori practitioner. Founder of MindKeepers.
I've spent more than 16 years working with people living with dementia and the families and professionals supporting them.
My career has taken me from memory clinics and dementia diagnosis to community services, care homes and end-of-life care. I've also worked as a dementia lead, supporting care across multiple care homes, day centres and home-care services.
What I've learned is simple:
The way we see dementia changes the way we care for people.
When we focus only on what's been lost, we can unintentionally take opportunities away.
When we focus on strengths, interests and remaining abilities, we can create more independence, purpose and connection.
That's what led me to Montessori.
Why MindKeepers?
I trained in the Montessori approach to dementia with Cameron Camp in 2017 and have been using and teaching the approach ever since.
I've trained more than 300 professionals and presented internationally in Paris, London and Amsterdam. I was also a finalist in the Dementia category of the British Care Awards.
But qualifications and experience only tell part of the story.
I'm passionate about helping people see what's still possible with dementia.
That's what MindKeepers is about.
