Dementia – Resources for patients and their carers

Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline
Call 0800 888 6678 or email [email protected] Open 7 days a week
Free and confidential advice and support service for anyone with a question or concern about dementia, staffed by experienced
dementia specialists.

Age UK
Advice Line 0800 055 6112 Free to call 8am 7pm 365 days a year
Information and advice about staying well and safe, providing care, accessing services, arranging funerals and telephone befriending.

Alzheimer’s Society / Dementia Connect
Helpline 0300 222 112 Available 7 days per week
Support and advice from dementia advisors. Includes access to an online community, Talking Point to connect with others affected by dementia.

Carers UK
Helpline 0808 808 7777 Mon Fri, 9am 6pm or by emailing [email protected]
Information and advice about how to get help and support as a carer.

Cruse bereavement information
Helpline 0808 808 1677 or by emailing [email protected]
Emotional support to anyone affected by bereavement.

Dementia Change Action Network (DCAN)
Practical ideas for living with dementia during the COVID 19 pandemic, including advice on managing social distancing https://distancingwithdementia.org.uk/

Independent Age
Helpline 0800 319 6789 Open Mon Friday. Includes information about staying well and safe, tackling loneliness and how to access to grief counselling.

The Silver Line
Helpline 0800 470 8090 Open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Free confidential helpline providing information, friendship and advice to older people.

www.dementiavoices.org.uk
Support and practical advice for carers and people with dementia.

TIDE (Together In Dementia Everyday)
Information about COVID 19 and suggested activities

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