Elderly Care and Dementia
Dementia UK Admiral Nurses
Specialist Mental Health Nurses that work with family carers and people with dementia, in the community and other settings: individual/family work, Post-Diagnostic Support Groups (PDSG), and Carer’s Workshops and a local programme of Dementia Café’s.
Admiral Nursing Direct Helpline: 0845 257 9406
Website: www.dementiauk.org
Alzheimer's Society
A leading charitable organisation providing services, advice and support to people with dementia and their carers.
Helpline: 0300 222 1122
Website: www.alzheimers.org.uk
Dementia Services - Cogs Club (Dacorum Age UK)
Cogs Club has been set up to help people experiencing problems with their memory. This club aims to encourage members to participate in purposeful activity in order to develop or maintain active minds.There are five Cogs Clubs in Dacorum. The clubs are modelled on Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) and are specifically for people with mild to moderate memory problems/ dementia. Clubs are held weekly in Aldbury, Berkhamsted, Tring and Hemel Hempstead.
Website: www.ageuk.org.uk
Age UK Dacorum
Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this.
Telephone: 01442 259 049
Website: www.ageuk.org.uk/fernvilleff
Next Steps
The Next Steps website is for anyone waiting for a memory assessment appointment as well as carers, family members and organisations who support them.
- Step 1: What to expect from the memory assessment process
- Step 2: Taking care of your well-being
- Step 3: Exploring available support
- Step 4: Diagnosis
Website: www.nextsteps.org.uk
Dementia Gateway
Short videos providing information about Dementia by the Social Care Institute for excellence.
Website: www.scie.org.uk
Cinnamon Trust
Cinnamon Trust is a National Charity for elderly and terminally ill people and their pets, where the owner needs help walking their dog.
Email: volunteer@cinnamon.org.uk
Telephone: 01736 757 900
Website: www.cinnamon.org.uk
Dementia UK
Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for people living with dementia.
Telephone: 0800 888 6678
Website: www.dementiauk.org
Email: helpline@dementiauk.org
Silver Line
Free phone support for older people, 24 hours a day.
Telephone: 0800 470 8090
Website: www.thesilverline.org.uk
AT Dementia – Assistive Technology and Dementia
Provides information on Assistive Technology that can help people with dementia live more independently. Including useful advice and product suggestions about equipment and where to by it and a discussion forum.
Website: www.atdementia.org.uk
Dementia Gateway
Short videos providing information about Dementia by the Social Care Institute for excellence.
Website: www.scie.org.uk
The Red Shed Project
It is a non-profit organisation that benefits the community. We provide a service for those living with dementia, their carers and families. Their qualified Horticultural Therapists, supported by trained and experienced volunteers, deliver garden-based activities and experiences. They aim to improve and enhance physical and mental health, wellbeing and alleviate loneliness and isolation.
Website: www.theredshed.garden
Dementia UK Admiral Nurses
Specialist Mental Health Nurses that work with family carers and people with dementia, in the community and other settings: individual/family work, Post-Diagnostic Support Groups (PDSG), and Carer’s Workshops and a local programme of Dementia Café’s.
Admiral Nursing Direct Helpline: 0845 257 9406
Website: www.dementiauk.org
Alzheimer's Society
A leading charitable organisation providing services, advice and support to people with dementia and their carers.
Helpline: 0300 222 1122
Website: www.alzheimers.org.uk
Care Choices
Information about finding care and support for adults and elderly relatives.
Telephone: 0800 389 2077
Eldergym Senior Fitness
Useful exercises with videos for keeping strong in old age.
Website: www.eldergym.com
Older Drivers
Experienced drivers are, in general, safer than those with less experience but as we age, our health and fitness, often including our eyesight, physical condition and reaction times, begins to decline.
Recognise whether and how your driving is changing and decide what you can do to cope with these changes and find help, such as medical advice, driving assessments and training and vehicle adaptations
Visit: www.olderdrivers.org.uk