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Dementia Information Hub

 

September is World Alzheimer's Month - lead by Alzheimer's Disease International  

The focus on this year's campaign is encourgaing everyone to  Know Dementia, Know Alzheimers. 
By spotting the warning signs of dementia you can seek out information, advice and support (MindCare Greenwich offers help with this, contact details below). Spotting signs can potentially lead to a timely diagnosis.
Dementia-inclusive Greenwich offers free Dementia Awareness Training to find out more contact Angelika Welzel-Connolly

To speak to your local Dementia Adviser call MindCare on:

020 3198 2222 or 

email: greenwich@mindcare.org.uk

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For current local Dementia Support Services, please click the Dementia Support in Greenwich tile below.

If you would like to find out how to get involved in making Greenwich a nicer place to live for people with dementia and carers, click the Dementia Reference Group tile below. 

For general dementia queries please e-mail: Angelika Welzel-Connolly

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.

10 warning signs of dementia:

  1. Memory Loss
  2. Difficulty performing familiar tasks
  3. Problems with language
  4. Disorientation to time and place
  5. Poor or decreased judgment
  6. Problems keeping track of things
  7. Misplacing things
  8. Changes of mood and behaviour
  9. Trouble with images and spatial relationships
  10. Withdrawal from work or social activities

Dementia is not a part of normal ageing. 

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.

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If you want a dementia related event listed on the Greenwich Community Directory contact us at community-directory@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

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