An independent charity providing practical services to people living at home with dementia and to their family carers. We provide services to people with or without a diagnosis of dementia.
Call 01225 776481 or complete a referral form.
We employ more than 40 trained support workers who spend time with the person with dementia at home or out and about in the community.
Call 01225 776481 or complete a referral form.
Our day clubs provide companionship, social stimulation and a break for carers. Our four clubs offer activities and enjoyment across seven days each week.
Call 01225 776481 or complete a referral form.
Singing for the Brain groups, Alzheimer cafés and our new Movement for the Mind group provide activities for family members to enjoy together.
Call 01225 776481 or complete a referral form.
press release - December 8 2011
Comic Relief boost for early diagnosis campaign
Alzheimer’s Support has been awarded £80,000 to support people seeking diagnosis in East and West Wiltshire.
The money from Comic Relief will last for three years and fund a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of receiving a diagnosis and
treatment for dementia.
The first year will involve researching the barriers to diagnosis before designing a project that will involve volunteers working to empower those suspected to be in the early stages of the illness. There will also be a media campaign to raise awareness.
Alzheimer’s Support has been calling for more awareness and better memory services for many months. In March a report showed that just 31 per cent of people with dementia in Wiltshire had a diagnosis, with 69 per cent not knowing officially what was wrong with them.
Principal Manager Anna Littlechild said: “We are absolutely delighted to have received this funding.
“An early diagnosis makes such a difference to how people live with dementia and now we have the opportunity to help people achieve that.”
We rely on donations to fund our work. This year we need to raise £236,000 to maintain our services
