If you or someone you love is living with Dementia you are not alone .
This page brings together local organisations and services in Lancaster
that can offer practical advice ,assessments, emotional support and ongoing care.
Lancaster Dementia Support Pack
Support for People Living with Dementia and Their Families
1. Adult Social Care (First Contact)
Lancashire County Council Adult Social Care
If someone is struggling to manage safely at home, ask for:
Telephone: 0300 123 6720
They can also advise about equipment, adaptations and funded care where appropriate.
2. Dementia Advice and Support
Alzheimer’s Society
Dementia Support Line:
0333 150 3456
3. Local Dementia Services
Defying Dementia (Lancaster)
4. Day Centres
The following dementia-friendly day services are available locally:
These provide:
5. Home Care Services
If the person wishes to remain at home, local providers include:
Support can include:
6. Sheltered and Retirement Accommodation
Accommodation options include:
These provide independent accommodation with varying levels of support.
7. Residential or Nursing Care
If dementia progresses and 24-hour support becomes necessary, Adult Social Care can advise on suitable residential or nursing homes and funding options.
Benefits Worth Checking
The person may be entitled to:
Useful Documents to Have Ready
First Three Steps
✓ Contact Lancashire Adult Social Care for a Care Needs Assessment.
✓ Contact the Alzheimer’s Society to speak with a Dementia Adviser.
✓ Ask the GP for a medication review and referral to the local Memory Service if this has not already happened.
Early support often helps people remain safely at home for much longer and provides valuable support for family carers. Dementia Support in Lancaster
A diagnosis of dementia can be overwhelming, but you don’t have to face it alone. There are a number of local organisations and services that can provide advice, practical support and ongoing care for both individuals living with dementia and their families.
Adult Social Care
Lancashire County Council Adult Social Care is often the best place to start. They can arrange:
Telephone: 0300 123 6720
Alzheimer’s Society
The Alzheimer’s Society offers expert advice and emotional support through Dementia Advisers, support groups and a national Dementia Support Line.
Telephone: 0333 150 3456
Local Dementia Support
Defying Dementia provides local activities, information and support for people living with dementia and those who care for them.
Home Care Services
If remaining at home is the preferred option, specialist home care providers such as Home Instead Lancaster and Alcedo Care Lancaster can offer personalised dementia support, companionship and personal care.
Sheltered Housing and Residential Care
When extra support is needed, Lancashire Adult Social Care can provide advice about sheltered accommodation, extra care housing, residential care and nursing homes to help families make informed decisions.
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If you’d like to discuss how I can support you or someone you care about,
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Together we can explore the support that's right for you and your family.
Please note: Services and contact details may change over time. We recommend contacting organisations directly to confirm current information and availability.Lancaster Dementia Support Pack
Support for People Living with Dementia and Their Families
If you are caring for someone living with dementia, you do not have to manage everything alone.
Hull City Council Adult Social Care can assess the needs of an adult who may require help with daily living, personal care, safety, independence or other areas of support. An assessment can help identify what support may be available and what options could help the person remain safe and independent at home.
Autumn Winds Dementia Support has created this guide to help families understand where to start and what support they can ask for.
Hull City Council Adult Social Care can help adults who may have care and support needs, including people living with dementia.
The council can look at the person's individual circumstances and consider what help may be needed with everyday life.
This may include:
Hull City Council Contact Centre
Telephone: 01482 300 300
When contacting Adult Social Care, explain that you are concerned about the care and support needs of an adult living with dementia and would like to discuss an assessment.
Hull City Council's published Adult Social Care service standards state that service requests aim to receive a first callback within 3 working days, while pre-assessments are aimed to be completed within 3 working days.
Website:
Hull City Council – Adult Social Care
A Care Needs Assessment is an assessment carried out by Adult Social Care to understand what help a person may need to manage everyday life.
For someone living with dementia, it is important that the assessment considers more than just physical care.
The assessment should consider how dementia affects the person's ability to:
Families should describe what actually happens on a difficult day, rather than only describing what the person can manage on a good day.
It can be helpful to keep a short diary before the assessment recording:
You can contact Hull Adult Social Care on:
01482 300 300
Ask for a Care Needs Assessment.
An unpaid carer may be a husband, wife, partner, daughter, son, relative, friend or neighbour.
Caring can become physically and emotionally demanding, particularly when dementia progresses.
A Carer's Assessment looks at how caring affects the carer's own life and what support may help them continue in their caring role.
The assessment can consider:
If caring is becoming difficult, ask for an assessment early.
Tell Adult Social Care honestly about the difficulties you are experiencing.
A carer should not feel that asking for help means they are failing the person they care for.
Hull Adult Social Care: 01482 300 300
Some people living with dementia may be able to remain at home with appropriate support.
Home care can potentially provide assistance with everyday tasks and personal care.
Depending on the person's assessed needs, support may include:
Hull City Council operates a Supporting Independence Team – Homecare, which provides active recovery support to people in their own homes. Where a person is assessed as requiring longer-term care, support packages can be sourced from private care-at-home providers.
Supporting Independence Team – Homecare
Telephone: 01482 612 680
Respite care or short breaks can give an unpaid carer time to:
Respite may take different forms depending on the person's assessed needs and available services.
It is important to discuss respite with Adult Social Care as part of the person's care assessment and/or the carer's assessment.
Hull's Shared Lives service can also provide respite support. Hull's published information states that Shared Lives may provide respite for people who normally live with family, allowing unpaid carers to have a break while their loved one receives support.
For information about available options, contact Adult Social Care on:
01482 300 300
Dementia can increase risks within the home.
Families can ask about equipment, adaptations and assistive technology that may help someone remain safer and more independent.
Hull's Adult Social Care Assistive Technology Team provides telecare and sensors designed to support people living at home. The service specifically includes support for people living with dementia.
Telephone: 01482 318 700
Ask for the Assistive Technology Duty Worker.
Email:
AssistiveTechnologyTeam@hullcc.gov.uk
The service can carry out an assessment to help identify appropriate equipment.
Hull's Lifeline service can provide 24-hour access to a control centre.
It is available to people living with dementia in the community and can help people feel safer and more confident at home.
A Lifeline system can include:
The system connects to a 24-hour control centre which can respond to an emergency and take appropriate action.
Ask Hull City Council about eligibility, assessment and current charges.
Adult Social Care is not automatically free.
Depending on an individual's financial circumstances, they may:
Hull City Council carries out a financial assessment to determine what someone may need to contribute towards eligible care and support.
It is important to ask for a financial assessment if care is being arranged through Adult Social Care.
Before an assessment, it can be useful to prepare information about the person.
Record any concerns about:
The carer should also explain:
If you believe an adult with dementia is experiencing, or is at risk of, abuse or neglect, contact Hull City Council Adult Social Care.
Hull identifies dementia among the circumstances that may contribute to an adult having care and support needs, and its safeguarding information includes concerns such as neglect, self-neglect, financial abuse, emotional abuse and other forms of harm.
Hull Adult Social Care
01482 300 300
If there is an immediate emergency or someone is in immediate danger, contact the emergency services.
For care needs assessments, social care support and advice.
01482 612 680
Support for people who need help to remain independent at home.
01482 318 700
Email: AssistiveTechnologyTeam@hullcc.gov.uk
For telecare, sensors and technology that can help people remain safer at home.
01482 822 819
Email: eastlocalityteamadults@hullcc.gov.uk
01482 572 911
Email: westlocalityteamadults@hullcc.gov.uk
Asking for help is not a failure.
Dementia can change over time, and the level of support someone needs can change with it.
If you are struggling to manage at home, caring is becoming overwhelming, or you are worried about someone's safety, ask for help early.
A Care Needs Assessment can be the starting point for understanding what support may be available.
A Carer's Assessment can also help identify support for the person doing the caring.
Supporting people living with dementia.
Supporting families.
Supporting carers.
Helping people find the right support.
Information in this guide is provided for general information and signposting. Services, eligibility criteria, contact details and availability can change. Always confirm current arrangements with Hull City Council or the relevant service.
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