SUPPORT FOR WARWICKSHIRE RESIDENTS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS
30 August 2024
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Dementia Connect in Warwickshire is available for everyone affected by dementia. It offers practical and emotional support and can ensure people are linked in with, and supported to access, the wide range of additional support that can help them to live well with dementia, for example;
- Community support services
- Information and advice about how dementia can affect a person and what can help overcome challenges
- Help and signposting about potential financial support etc.
- Assistive technology
This service is commissioned by Warwickshire County Council and delivered by the Alzheimer's Society across Warwickshire. People with a dementia diagnosis or their carer can self-refer to Dementia Connect and practitioners are also able to signpost to the service.
How to get in touch?
Contact number (charged at local rates): 0333 150 3456. Further details on how to contact the service can be found here.
Professional referrals are also welcomed and are easy to make. This 2 minute video explains how to set up a referral ID and how to make referrals.
To make a referral, after gaining the person’s consent, follow this link and enter some basic details. A Dementia Advisor from Alzheimer's Society will then contact the person.
Further Information and Support
A 3 minute video has been produced in which a carer, who used the Dementia Connect service to support her, her mother and her father who had dementia, speaks about their experience. It is a powerful story and highlights the benefits of the service for people living with dementia and their carers.
24/7 dementia support for people with dementia and carers in Warwickshire
This resource provides details of 24/7 dementia support available to people with dementia and carers in Warwickshire.
Information on dementia, services and support and regular updates with news, activities and events is also available through Warwickshire's Living Well with Dementia website.