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Dementia Information and Advice 

To speak to your local Dementia Advisor call 

MindCare on Tel: 020 3198 2222 or email: greenwich@mindcare.org.uk

MindCare provide advice, information and support to people with a diagnosis of dementia and their carers. Also delivering dementia Q and A sessions for carers.

Website: MindCare

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Herbert Protocol - a  new protocol to keep people living with dementia safe. 

What is the Herbert Protocol?

The Herbert Protocol is a form that is aimed to try and protect people with dementia. It can be filled in by carers, family, or friends of a person who could go missing at any time. To find out more and to download the form follow this link Herbert Protocol

Greenwich Picture House Dementia Friendly Screenings

Dementia-Friendly Film Screenings aim to make cinema more accessible to local dementia communities by providing a fun, friendly and inclusive experience for people living with dementia.

The lights are left on low, there are no adverts or trailers and the audience is allowed to move around should they wish to. There is also an interval halfway through the film. Free tea, coffee and biscuits are served for half an hour before the film and during the interval. Additional navigation signage is put up to help you move around the building.

Tickets are at the reduced price of £4.30 per person, with a free place for accompanying carers.

Films are shown usually every 3rd Wednesday of the month.

To find out what films will be shown check the website Dementia-Friendly | Picturehouse Cinemas (picturehouses.com) or call 020 7326 2649

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Royal Museums Greenwich: Memories of the Caribbean - Explore reminiscence resources created for  Caribbean people living with dementia and their carers

Website: Memories of the Caribbean

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Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney

Making your Will is the only way you can control what happens to your hard earned assets when you die and creating Lasting Powers of Attorney is the only way you get a say in who gets to make decisions on your behalf if you no longer have capacity to do so yourself in your lifetime.

Both documents are essential to protect you and your family by ensuring that your affairs are in order and your wishes are followed should you lose capacity or on death. 

For more information contact Grant Saw Solicitors:  www.grantsaw.com

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For general information about Lasting Power of Attorney follow this link to Gov.UK website

https://www.gov.uk/power-of-attorney

Woolwich Centre Library: 

Reminiscence & Chat Coffee Mornings  - every Thursday mornings from 10.30am - 11:30am.  Come along and share your stories with us. We use reminiscence as part of our coffee mornings to help encourage conversation and interaction. 

Address: 35 Wellington Street, Woolwich, SE18 6HQ

LINK: Reminiscence & Chat Coffee Mornings

COVID-19 Coronavirus and caring for someone 

Carers UK offer continued support to help you and those you look after. https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-covid-19

Contact details: Telephone 020 7378 4999 Email info@carersuk.org

For local support the Greenwich Carers Centre can help.

Their support team can be reached 9am - 5pm Monday - Friday

Telephone: 0300 300 2233

Please do get in touch if you would like a well-being plan, an emergency plan or information about our activities programme.

www.greenwichcarers.org

Find out about recent changes to COVID-19 guidance on Gov.uk website.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-safely-with-respiratory-infections-including-covid-19#what-has-changed

Dementia Friends: Click on the following link to  Become a Dementia Friend