Opening the world of travel and tourism
“Sargent Group Consulting helped us pick the right getaway and gave us the confidence that we could still enjoy special time away.“
If you live at home, an enjoyable vacation is still possible
Evidence clearly shows the significant wellbeing benefits of vacations for people living with hidden disabilities and their families and friends. You may feel that your needs are too complex and personal to be accommodated in a tourist environment. However, we’re confident that, with the right advice and a desire to take a calculated risk there’s a vacation solution for you. We’re here to help you find it.
By identifying personalized solutions, we enable and empower you to find a vacation that’s right for your needs. We’re the only organization to work in this way with people who live invisible disabilities and our experience mean we are perfectly placed to support you in fulfilling your travel goals and desires.
Our Experts
Dr Carol Sargent
Our founder’s combination of scientific background, business acumen and hands-on experience working with people living with dementia and their loved ones means she has a
The Power of Vacation Connections
This advert from Chevrolet shows just how much impact the right connections have. When a person living with dementia experiences consistent connection and support from the people around them, it not brings peace and joy into their life – it creates those for the people around them, too. on a vacation can have on a person living with dementia and everybody around them.
We all need that nod of understanding. That smile to show us we’re being thought about. The hand on the shoulder that tells us they care. Being able to give the right support at the right time to the people who need it most is part of what makes us human and we’ve seen for ourselves its power, time and again.
It’s why we’re so determined to drive forward our goal of opening up the world of travel and tourism to people living with invisible disabilities, including dementia. And its why we want you and your loved ones to be able to travel with hope, joy and confidence too.
Our Personalized Vacation Advice Services
Step 1 FREE 30-MINUTE NO-OBLIGATION CALL
This informal chat with one of our expert travel advisors is a great place to start. It will help you decide if our service is right for you and will allow us to begin to identify your individual needs.
Complete the form below to help us understand your needs and then book your phone or video-call to get the ball rolling.
STEP 2 FREEDOM TO CHOOSE PACKAGE
Our experts will work with you to understand your worries and concerns and identify solutions tailored to your needs and the risks you are willing to take to spend time away from home.
For a one-off investment of $500, we will identify solutions and options for both existing and future barriers that make you concerned about going on vacation.
Our advice will enable you to move forward to book your vacation with confidence. You’ll be able to rest easy, knowing you’re selecting the right vacation and that your needs have been accurately identified, ensuring you’re able to enjoy a relaxing time away.
If our advice is that a vacation is not right for you, we will give you a full refund and suggest alternative options to consider to get some rest and relaxation.
STEP 3 FREEDOM TO TRAVEL SERVICE
If you prefer to have someone else manage the entire process for you and would like the reassurance of knowing a personal travel consultant is on hand while you’re away, this service is for you. For 15% of the total cost of your vacation, we’ll not only provide you with our expert advice and support in identifying your detailed vacation requirements, we’ll match you with one of our trusted specialist travel consultants. They will be on hand at any time before and/or during your holiday to help manage any unexpected situations.
Complete our form below to arrange your free no-obligation call to start your holiday journey with confidence, knowing that your needs are at the centre of everything we do.
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Sargent Group Consulting receives no financial incentives from any vacation company. This means you will get quality, independent advice about what is right for you.
Book Your Free, no-obligation Vacation Advice Meeting
After you press send, you’ll be redirected to a Calendly page where you can book your phone or video-call holiday enquiry meeting at a time that suits you.
Ageless Traveler
A word from Dr Carol Sargent,
Founder of Sargent Group Consulting
“I am delighted to be on the advisory board of The Ageless Traveler. Adrianne and my fellow board members are collaborating to enable and empower the Ageless Travel community to never stop traveling and to keep discovering the joy that new travel experiences bring.
If you have any specific questions you would like Carol and her colleagues to answer then please pop your questions into the Ageless Traveler Facebook Salon.
We look forward to empowering you to book your next vacation with confidence and freedom.”
Read Our Dementia Booklet
The dementia community have to overcome the full range of invisible and physical disabilities. If you are still apprehensive about going on holiday we suggest you have a read of our 10-step approach to Holidaying with Dementia.
We understand the hurdles, barriers and uncertainties you may face about being away from home and can provide you with independent, impartial advice so you can move forward in a manageable and realistic way.
If you would like to take advantage of our free 30 minute no obligation holiday call then please fill in the form above.
Join our Private Dementia Travel and Tourism Facebook Group
Our free and private Facebook group is a place where you can chat about travel and dementia.
Get recommendations about dementia-inclusive days out and breaks away, ask others about challenges you may have in common, and share your own handy hints and tips about places you’ve visited and how to get the most out of time away.
It’s a friendly and compassionate space where we encourage discussion. We all have different experiences and you may be surprised by how much your own could help others.
Join our Facebook group here.
Travelers with Invisible Disabilities
Wes and Linda’s Dorset Holiday
Follow a couple going on their first MindforYou Holiday at Corffe Castle in Dorset
Dementia Holiday on Reporting Scotland
Reporting Scotland interviewed guest on a Dementia Inclusive Holiday in Grantown -on-Spey
Rodney and Jean’s Holidays
Rodney and his wife Jean came on the first ever MindforYou holiday in May 2015. Take a listen to what he has to say about the experience
Henry’s Holiday
Wonderful guest blog written by Debbie Gilbert about taking her father-in-law Henry, who is 94 on holiday with her and her husband to Fuerteventura
Wendy’s Paradise
Here is a guest blog written after a chat with Wendy in 2023. She talks about the importance of travel and the balance between familiarity and noverly for living your best life with dementia.
Peter’s travel
I was inspired by the wonderful relationship developed between Peter and Deb from a mutual love for cycling, travelling and challenging the myths around dementia