At a glance
2,361 helped to live well with dementia
Enabling those living with dementia to live a better life is what we’re all about.
2,737 carers accessed support
Ensuring that carers know they have someone to rely on throughout their journey with dementia.
5,456 manual reviews completed
Our Dementia Advisers provide support to our clients and carers through 6-monthly reviews. These are calls or visits with either the client, carer or both every 6 months to find out what tailored practical or emotional support would benefit them.
27 groups hosted/supported
We support or host in-person and online groups across the county. These offer people living with dementia and carers the chance to socialise with others and to share and learn from each other.
731 support line calls taken
Our support line, staffed by Dementia Advisers, provides anonymous telephone advice and support to clients, carers, relatives, professionals and members of the community who have questions or concerns relating to dementia.
79 education and awareness sessions
We run a variety of education sessions for people living with dementia and their carers, and dementia awareness sessions for local organisations and businesses. These help people living with dementia to gain more confidence and get better support from their carers and their community.
Read our reports in full
A qualititive investigation into our output to better understand how we impact the lives of those living with dementia.
A summary of our year-in-review, showing the scope of our work, alongside feedback and reflections from the people that we work with.
"Simply knowing support is there I don't feel I'm on my own, and feel able to make contact when necessary"
A timeline of our work over the last 18 months
“Explaining the way mums dementia affects her, and how to help, makes me more patient with mum.”
How we make a difference
Our qualitative research has uncovered three main ways we make an impact:
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Reducing carer stress through tailored practical and emotional support
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Preventing people living with dementia and their carers experiencing isolation and loneliness
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Increasing confidence of carers in their caring role and improving the carer-cared-for relationship, through education
