New Dementia support service and a new website page

We would like to introduce residents to a new charity: Dementia Support Hampshire & IOW.   This charity was set up to address the need for better access to information, signposting and emotional support for anyone and everyone living with dementia in Hampshire & the Isle of Wight.  Services are delivered on-line via a website and social media, over the phone via a helpline that is available 8am-6pm Monday-Friday, and face-to-face at weekly support groups located in the community.

The charity offer support from the first signs of memory loss to end of life, for anyone and everyone
impacted by dementia.  Be it the person with dementia, their family, friends, or caregivers.  hey
provide emotional, physical, social, intellectual, and practical support and activities to improve and
enrich the lives of people living with dementia including, counselling and therapies, financial planning and financial support information and help to complete relevant forms, and peer support social groups.  The charity is keen to form local groups in and around Hampshire

Their website is www.mydementiasupport.org  and their Helpline is 0344 324 6589

We have added a new page to our website to provide details of the support available to those living with dementia.