Dementia Information Hub
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Free Do it at home activity packs for People with Dementia and their carers. We have produced an activity pack for people with dementia and their carers to keep occupied and stimulated whilst being confined due to the current crisis. The pack includes:
If you would like to order a pack please email: angelika.welzel-connolly@royalgreenwich.gov.uk |
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Claiming Carer’s Allowance if you’re affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) If you are an unpaid carer and either yourself or the person you are caring for is affected by COVID-19 you might qualify for Carers Allowance. To find out more follow GOV.UK link: GOV UK Covid 19 Providing Unpaid Care Any general questions about this and support with applying for Carers Allowance contact Greenwich Carers Centre. Their support team are reachable Monday to Friday 9am -5pm on Tel: 0742 311 0805 and Tel: 07423 108 4468 For more information click on our Information and Advice Section. |
For current local Dementia Support Services, please click the Dementia Support in Greenwich tile below.
For general dementia queries please e-mail: dementia@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
Calendar - Services Suspended Until Further Notice
If you want a dementia related event listed on the Greenwich Community Directory contact us at community-directory@royalgreenwich.gov.uk
What is dementia?
Dementia is an umbrella term for a over hundred types of diseases of the brain such as Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and dementia with lewy bodies. Symptoms can include gradual loss of memory, confusion, and problems with thinking, speaking and carrying out simple tasks.
Dementia affects around 850,000 people in the UK and becomes more common with age, although it can develop in younger people. Most people who develop dementia are over 65, but it is not a normal part of growing old and most older people never develop dementia.
Everyday almost 600 people develop dementia in the UK. Diagnoses of dementia in Greenwich are predicted to increase by 30% by 2021 with numbers estimated to increase to over 2500. Over 100 people in Greenwich under 65 have a diagnosis of dementia.
For more information on Dementia please click here.
Dementia Information & Advice Survey
Tell us what you think of dementia information and advice in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.
Royal Greenwich Council and NHS Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group are currently reviewing information and advice given to people with dementia and their carers, friends and relatives. Please follow the link to complete the short survey to help us plan future services.
Dementia Information & Advice Survey
If you have any questions please email the team.