Dementia

Stay safe, independent and comfortable in your own home with GoodOaks visiting or live-in homecare.
GoodOaks’ visiting care professionals look after all those tasks that are becoming a struggle. They help with morning and evening routines, housework, preparing meals, administering medication, attending doctors appointments – and they provide companionship.

Prama memory lane groups are regular, open, friendly activities available to support people living with dementia or memory loss and their carers.
This group will be on a Thursday afternoon in the Emily Williams Community Hall at Trafalgar Court, BH23 3RZ, start date to be confirmed.
£2 per session, first session always free

Art Dementia New Forest is a registered charity. Our aim is to eventually have art groups across the whole New Forest, to which any person with dementia could have access.

Our Milford workshop is held fortnightly on Mondays.

Working in partnership with Lymington Dementia Action Group and the Bonhomie Charity. This relaxed and friendly group is for anyone suffering from dementia and their carer. We currently meet Thursday mornings at the Coates Centre and get together over a cuppa and slice of cake, to support one another.

If you need dementia support, we’re here for you. Get personalised information, support and advice by calling us on 0333 150 3456.

From Memory Cafes to Musicals… My Dementia Network was created to make it easy to find what’s going on in your local area to help you, or a loved one, live well with dementia or Alzheimer’s.

Our site is an online directory of dementia-friendly events, activities and resources such as charity shops, charity offices and community places around the UK. It also features businesses that specialise in providing dementia specific services or advice such as Care Homes, Day Centres, Carers, Doctors (GPs), Legal Practices (Solicitors) and more.

Every Friday afternoon (2pm)
A selection of films shown in our main hall cinema
£3 donation for refreshment
This is a dementia friendly screening.

We believe in the power of music for people living with dementia and those who care for them.

m4d radio is part of the Music for Dementia campaign to make music accessible for everyone living with dementia. Our ambition is to make music a part of care for all those living with dementia.

We are m4d Radio. A group of 5 themed radio stations available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year playing music that evokes memories.

Next Steps helps you to find the right support, at the right time, while waiting for your memory assessment appointment. This support can be practical, emotional, clinical or social.

Support group for those with Dementia and their carers. Held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month between 2-4pm at St Marks Church (Highcliffe). Please contact Sally on 07541331881 for further information

Looking for information or advice about dementia or Alzheimer’s? Call our Dementia helpline for free support from our dementia specialist Admiral Nurses. The Helpline is open from 9am to 9pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 5pm on Saturday to Sunday.

We understand that being referred for a memory assessment can be an uncertain time. With wait times being longer due to Covid-19, people told us that they needed advice and guidance from the point of referral about what to expect, and where they can turn to for more help if needed.

Next Steps is your guide to help you through every step of the process.

We believe that everyone living with dementia should have access to music as part of their care from diagnosis to end of life, whatever their age, social or economic status.

This is not currently the case. We want to make this happen on a national level, ensuring that:

• People with dementia are reached and supported in their access to appropriate music as an integral part of their care plan
• Carers, health workers, politicians, the music industry and the general public are aware of the benefits of music for people living with dementia

Our Day Services are based in the heart of the local community and offer a great range of activities and support designed to keep people healthy and well for as long as possible. They are inclusive and open to all adults, regardless of age or disability.

Our buildings and facilities are accessible to people of all abilities, and our Day Services offer a range of community based services, and community projects.

Arts 4 Dementia is a UK charity, working with arts venues to:

• Provide training and develop arts programmes.
• Empower and inspire people with early-stage dementia and carers through artistic stimulation.
• Help preserve fulfilling active life together, for longer at home.

We provide free courses designed and delivered by healthcare professionals, that will help you develop skills and build confidence to navigate the highs and lows. Learning how to make your life manageable and maintain your own health and well-being is vital when you’re caring for someone with dementia. We’ll give you practical tips that you can use every day.

We give you the opportunity to meet and connect with people in a similar situation, and we’re here to listen, too. Sometimes you just need to get things off your chest and talk to others in the same situation. It feels easier when you know there’s someone to share the load.

We are Alzheimer’s Society. We’re a vital source of support and a powerful force for change for everyone affected by dementia.

Everyone who is worried about dementia deserves to have a Dementia Adviser on the other end of the phone. They deserve to have hope for the future, through research and societal change. You can make this happen by joining us – because people affected by dementia deserve to have you on their side.

Playlist for Life is a music and dementia charity. Discover the benefits of personal playlists and how to connect through music.

Personalised playlists can:

• reduce anxiety
• improve your mood
• make difficult tasks more manageable
• evoke memories that can help families and carers connect.

Many people living with Dementia feel that having support along their journey will maximise independent living and prevent a crisis. At Help & Care, we are committed to supporting you to live well with Dementia.

We are delighted to be working in partnership with Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust, Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group & Age UK, as an integral part of the revised Dementia Services Pathway for Dorset.

If you or a loved one have had a recent diagnosis, you will have been offered the support of a Dementia Coordinator by the Memory Advisory Service.

Help & Care’s Dementia Co-ordinators provide post-diagnostic support for people with a diagnosis of dementia, their families and carers. This includes dedicated Early Onset Dementia support and more general information on dementia with signposting to local agencies.

This service can be referred into by the Memory Advisory Service, another professional or by a self referral.

Our ADaPt Café is a weekly group for people living with Dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and their amazing carers.

Monthly Musical exercise class improves mobility of joints, strengthen muscles, and enhances mood and frequent crafting sessions allowing users to express themselves.

Those living with dementia can still experience sensation, relaxation, and reminiscence, we have recently added a magic table, and its games are specifically designed to stimulate all these three areas.

Carers can feel emotionally isolated, and actively ignored at worst and may feel that people around them, can no longer listen to yet another account of the life they are now leading. We have an onsite counsellor available during sessions to help move them from surviving, depression, anxiety, and feelings of hopelessness to the emerging possibilities of coping and regaining some sense of perspective, renewed self-awareness and self-care, and the return of some measure of control.