Annual Report 🧐 1 Jan-28 Dec 25

1 January to 28 December 2025

www.simondementia.co.uk

👥 Community- here are the data for membership

• 368 Members (+50)

• 294 Returning Visitors (+21)

🌐 Website Growth - here are the data for website visits

• 20,314 Site Sessions 📈 (+58% vs last year)

• 12,187 Unique Visitors 👤 (+91%)

📝 Blog Impact - here are the data for blog post views

• 30,288 Blog Post Views 📖 (+40%)

• 12,192 Blog Visitors 🧍 (+93%)

🛜 Blog Report - here are the most highly visited blogs

📺 YouTube Channel - here is some data about www.youtube.com/@simondementia

• 54 videos (+19)

• 721 subscribers (+682)

🎬 Most viewed videos

🗣️ Feedback - here is some recent feedback

Thank you Simon. I found your website a couple of years ago and have used it a few times for ideas. Last week we found your YouTube channel and did the TV catchphrase quiz. The residents loved it, especially the clips of Morecambe and Wise. It was so well put together and thought out. Well done and thank you.

Nicola Conroy

Simon O'Donovan credit where it’s due. I know it takes a lot of time to put all of that together. It is wonderful to be able to use good quality, British resources.

I regularly use your website with my residents. They loved the proverb game and the quiz about places from the sky -so lovely for reminiscing. I work in a specialist dementia care home, but have used your site at other homes I have worked at as well with great success.

Maria Polisca 

Emily Poyser

Thank you Simon. I will be using this soon. Love your memory games and my residents love them too. 

Connor Croft 

Oh this is amazing! I'll definitely be bringing your videos to my gentlemen. They love a good quiz!

Thank you Simon. I have used your proverb game and the places from above game today with my residents. It kept them occupied for well over a hour. All have mild to middle stage dementia. They loved singing Have You Seen The Streets Of London and Green Green Grass Of Home. I tell others of your YouTube site - it's fabulous. Thank you for this lovely resource. 

Maria Polisca

Thank you ( for the musical memories quiz). We had a great afternoon with this. Kathleen Crymble 

BRILLIANT RESOURCES! I recommend your site to clients and students 🌟🙏🌟

Very good site with lots of ideas to use or slightly change. Great for my groups.

I just looked at your site . What a beautiful & meaningful resource to offer for free x

I have used your 2 musical memories quiz YouTube videos and they are excellent. I will definitely try this one out. Thanks for all your efforts. Merry Christmas.

This is lovely Simon, really good info. May I ask will you be doing a video for new year please? We use your quizzes regularly with our residents and they love them. Maria Polisca

Incredible video. Keep it up. Sakouta

☕️ Ko-Fi support (www.ko-fi.com/simondementia)

• 19 Supporters (+2)

• £60 in donations received in last 12 months (Thank you most sincerely TheHappyBrainTrainer, Tim, Diane, Nydia & Sarah)

💰 Costs

• Wix Package. Invoice 13 Dec 2024 - 13 Dec 2027 (3 years) = £518.40

• Domain Name. Invoice 26 Jul 2025 - 26 Jul 2027 (2 years) = £32.40

• You Tube Premium = £12 monthly

• Spotify = £11.99 monthly

• ChatGPT = £20 monthly

• Time = given freely 😀

  
  

👋 New flier

🎯 Aims

Thanks so much for your continued support during 2025.

I would value more regular feedback, particularly of how my CST activities materials have worked in practice. Some user feedback from people with dementia would be especially welcomed.

I would also like to take suggestions for amendments, additions and improvements to individual blog pages. My aim is to gradually update and improve content.

I want to focus more on my YouTube channel content in 2026. Please can you let me know if you have used or recommended this to your clients? As you know, it is especially aimed at people living with dementia at home without access to an ongoing CST group (and those who are not inclined to joining a group).

Suggestions for new content across the board would also be great.

PS. Don't forget to submit your group's artwork to the Creative Arts Gallery on by blog here - https://www.simondementia.co.uk/creative-arts-gallery

And is you want to discuss submitting a Guest Blog - one of your own activities sessions, drop me a line at simondementia@gmail.com

Best regards,

Simon

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