Dementia & memory

  • Dementia research

    Join other people trying to help and find out more about dementia!

    Website
    Join Dementia research

  • Free needs assessment

    Needs assessments are for adults (18 years of age or over) who may need help because of a disability, ill health or old age. Anyone who appears to have a need for care or support can have a needs assessment, regardless of the ‘level’ of those needs or the person’s financial resources. Even if you as the carer are providing all the care the person needs, they are still entitled to an assessment.

    Manchester telephone
    0161 234 5001

    Website:
    Manchester.GOV

    Trafford telephone
    0161 912 5199

    Website
    Trafford Directory

  • Dementia Revealed

    A document written for GPs and practice nurses but we feel could be useful to anyone who is interested. The document describes what dementia is, the different types, the general way that it is diagnosed and what can happen after diagnosis. Ask your GP or practice nurse if you have any questions.

    Dementia Revealed (PDF)

  • Together Dementia support

    Weekly groups in Moss Side, Chorlton and Whalley Range that offer support, friendship and activities to people who are living with dementia and to their carers including a gospel choir and a walk & talk group.
    Please contact Sally Ferris on the numbers below or visit the website for full details.

    Telephone
    07854 335890
    0161 226 718

    Website
    Together Dementia Support

  • Dementia Friends

    Learn more about what it is like to live with dementia and turn that understanding into action. Whether you attend a face-to-face session or watch the online video, Dementia Friends is about learning more about dementia and the small ways you can help.

    Website
    Dementia Friends

  • 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

    Central Manchester Admiral Nurse, Stephanie
    07436 036505
     
    Website
    Admiral nurses

  • Dementia friendly swimming

    Swimming times that enhance the swimming experience of those living with dementia, along with their carers.

    Website
    Swimming.org

  • Dementia friendly group

    A Dementia Friendly Group for Whalley Range, Chorlton and Fallowfield meets regularly at JNR8 Whalley Range Community Forum.

    Email
    fataiwilliams@tiscali.co.uk

  • DemTalk – Dementia toolkit for effective communication

    Online toolkit that offers free advice and shares ideas about how everyone can make communication easier and better. Different versions of the toolkit are tailored for different people: family carers, social carers, health or care professional.

    Website
    DemTalk

  • People First

    Offers a support service for people in Manchester who have issues around mental health, elderly people who are showing early signs of dementia and people at risk of becoming socially isolated.

    Website
    People First

  • Alzheimer’s Society- Assistive technology and dementia

    Find out what assistive technology is and how it could help make living with dementia easier.

    Website
    What is assistive technology?

  • Marion Lauder House

    A private company that provides day care and respite breaks for carers in a dedicated residential dementia care unit near Manchester Airport.

    Website
    Care concepts

  • Alzheimer’s Society Manchester

    A leading charitable organisation providing services, advice and support to people with dementia and their carers.

    Helpline
    0300 222 1122

    Website
    Alzheimers.org

  • Related information

    Getting older
    Bering a carer