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Long Term Health Conditions

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Dementia Action Week

Posted: Thu, 12 May 2022 11:00

Time To Talk

Posted: Wed, 2 Feb 2022 15:54

Ready To Be Connected

Posted: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:35

Dementia Guide

A practical guide to living with dementia for people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland!

Dementia Support Services

  • Age UK Leicestershire and Rutland

    We offer a wide range of services developed to meet the current and evolving needs of older people locally
    Tel: 0116 299 2233

  • Lightbulb

    The Lightbulb service helps support the residents of Leicestershire to remain safe and well in their own homes. Lightbulb brings together, a range of support such as aids and adaptations, energy advice, home safety, home improvements and support with the transition from hospital to home

Local Activities

Sapcote Memory Hub

Activity sessions and support groups for people living with dementia or memory problems. They provide cognitive stimulation therapy as part of their sessions which is proven to improve quality of life for people living with dementia.

The hub is run by a team of experienced healthcare professionals with a shared ethos to help improve lives of people with and their dementia.

Sessions take place at:-

Sapcote Scout Centre, Ivy House, Sapcote, LE9 4NH

To find out more information about attending the sessions please contact 07983 803896 or visit their Facebook page Sapcote Memory Hub

Carers

  • Support for Carers

    Helping all adult carers aged 18 and over in Leicestershire
    Tel: 01858 468543

Carers Passport

At Support for Carers, we recognise the difficulties and challenges that carers are facing on a daily basis and the importance of carer recognition has been highlighted even more so with the current coronavirus situation.

What is a Carers Passport?

  • This is an ID card for carers who are caring for a loved one aged 18+.
  • Will be recognised across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
  • It will aid easy recognition of carers in a variety of settings and enable access to services and support.
  • It's available as a wallet sized card, downloadable onto your smartphone or with a lanyard if you would prefer.

Please contact support for carers on 01858 468543 if you would like further information.

Take a look at this video to find out more about what a Carers Passport is and how it can help you.

https://youtu.be/BIZtF4xquc0

You can download a leaflet or poster about Carers Passports here.

Resources

Message In A Bottle

The Lions Message in a Bottle is a simple but effective way for you to keep your emergency medical and contact details where they can be found easily and quickly by the responding services- in the fridge.

In the event that the emergency services are called to your home they are trained to look for two stickers (one on the inside of your front door and the other on your fridge) which will alert them to the bottle and its possibly life saving content.

Where to get one?

You can collect a Message in a bottle from Blaby District Council offices.

Herbert Protocol

If somebody living with dementia goes missing, it's a very stressful situation for everyone concerned.

The Herbert Protocol is a national scheme and is available through Leicestershire Police.

You can download the form below or pick one up from your local police station.

Complete the form with information about the person with dementia and keep it in a safe place.

If the person goes missing, add any relevant recent information and give the form to the police as it will have vital information about the person to help find them

Useful websites