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  2. Home Support

Home Support

Our national award winning Home Support is based on companionship, respect and having a good time together. It can make all the difference for the whole family.

We are very pleased that we are back making home visits again now that we are equipped with personal protective equipment (PPE). For more information please call 01225 776481 or see our Covid-19 website pages.

Home Support - how it works

Home Support - how it works

Our trained support workers help people to do the things they have always enjoyed doing during two or three hour visits that also give the family carer a real break. Read more

Published: 14th October, 2016

Updated: 5th August, 2020

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Find your care co-ordinator

Find your care co-ordinator

Support at home is arranged by our team of experienced care co-ordinators who get to know clients and their families well. Read more

Published: 8th November, 2016

Updated: 5th August, 2020

Author: Stephany Bardzil

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Video - It's Not Just a Job

A short film by students at Wiltshire College who spent two days out and about with our support workers and their clients. Read more

Published: 17th January, 2017

Updated: 5th August, 2020

Author: Stephany Bardzil

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Video - Helping Rusty 'hold on to his life'

Video - Helping Rusty 'hold on to his life'

Rusty Kelly and his support worker Kay have created a book of his life, memories and thoughts about living with dementia. Read more

Published: 6th July, 2017

Updated: 5th August, 2020

Author: Stephany Bardzil

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Why I love my job

Why I love my job

In their own words... Alzheimer's Support home support workers reveal what makes their working lives so special. Read more

Published: 20th May, 2019

Updated: 6th March, 2020

Author: Stephany Bardzil

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'You don't feel alone any more'

'You don't feel alone any more'

Support worker Ivan Ozzie Osborne and his clients Ernie and Margaret tell BBC Radio Wiltshire how much it means to be seeing each other again after six weeks in lockdown Read more

Published: 18th June, 2020

Author: Stephany Bardzil

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    Our 10 dementia advisers give support, information and advice and stay in touch regularly. They are the first port of call after a diagnosis of dementia - and as things change over time.

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    Music for the Mind

    Music for the Mind is uplifting and hugely beneficial for people living with dementia. We run 11 groups in Wiltshire - and you don't need to be a good singer to take part.

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    This week's events at Alzheimer's Support

    Details of our regular community activity groups for people living with dementia in Wiltshire. Updated weekly.

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    Our seven memory cafes meet monthly to give the whole family a chance to find out more about dementia, socialise with others in the same situation and chat informally to professionals.

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    Mill Street Club, Trowbridge

    Our Mill Street Club is open four days a week, bringing companionship, stimulation and activity to people living with dementia in West Wiltshire.

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    Online training course for family carers

    Our free online training courses help people of all ages who find themselves in a caring role. Understanding more about dementia and the practical help that is available can make all the difference.

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    Our goals and values

    Find out more about the aims and values that underpin our organisation and how we work with others.

  • Worried about your memory?

    Advice for anyone concerned about a failing memory. Why it is a good idea to get diagnosed if you suspect Alzheimer's or any form of dementia and the support that is there to help.

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Skydive for dementia!

Experience the thrill of a lifetime with a tandem skydive for Alzheimer's Support March 2021. Read more

Start: 20th March, 2021 at 8:00am

End: 20th March, 2021 at 12:00am

Published: 13th October, 2016

Updated: 15th January, 2021

Author: Stephany Bardzil

Location: Old Sarum Park, Old Sarum, Salisbury, SP4 6EB

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Keep in touch!

Tell us how you'd like us to keep in touch with news of our work and activities. Read more

Published: 18th April, 2018

Updated: 11th May, 2018

Author: Stephany Bardzil

Day Club Manager - Trowbridge

Day Club Manager - Trowbridge

Are you an enthusiastic and energetic team leader with a can-do attitude? Interested in supporting people with dementia and their family carers? This could be the perfect job for you. Read more

Published: 2nd January, 2021

Updated: 8th January, 2021

Author: Stephany Bardzil

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