Dementia care and support

Information about services for people llving with dementia and their carers. Services are provided by Hampshire County Council and partner organisations including the NHS.

Dementia Advisor Service

The Hampshire Dementia Advisor Service opened on 1 October 2012. The service is provided by The Alzheimers Society and Andover Mind.

The service:

• is available to anyone with a diagnosis of dementia
• is also available to people with a suspected dementia to help support them through the diagnostic process
• focuses on well being rather than illness
• supports people to think about how they can come to terms with and live well with dementia
• assist with health and social care support available to people with a diagnosed dementia and their carers
• offers advice on state benefits and planning for the future

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More about the Dementia Advisor Service and how to contact it

Dementia friendly toolkit

In Spring 2012 Hampshire County Council published a toolkit for businesses and organisations to help them think about how to become more dementia aware and friendly.

This toolkit is one of the initiatives being introduced by the County Council to help improve the quality of life for people living with dementia and their carers and should help our communities to become more inclusive.

Given the expected increase in the numbers of people with dementia over the next twenty years, local authorities have an important role in helping to develop dementia friendly communities that will support people in their homes and neighbourhoods.

• Read more about the Dementia Friendly toolkit

Our work in Hampshire in 2012 – 2013 to support the challenge on Dementia

Date	Actions
May 2012	Tender process begins to find a partner to work with Hampshire County Council in delivering our vision on Dementia Friendly Communities
July – Sept 2012	Tender process begins to find a partner to work with Hampshire County Council in delivering our vision on Dementia Friendly Communities Engagement with local communities and stakeholders to begin laying the foundation for the Dementia Action Alliance
Oct 2012	Interviews for Dementia Friendly Communities partner Dementia Adviser Service goes live across Hampshire
Jan – April 2013	DFC project begins
April 2013 – April 2014	Development of Dementia Action Alliance