
Care
There are a number of ways professional support can enhance your life with dementia. The term ‘Care’ encompasses everything from a few hours of companionship, someone to help with personal care tasks that have become a little difficult to full time care. Care can be delivered in many ways. Sometimes it is enough to have a few ‘gadgets’ around the home which are monitored remotely to make you feel safe. We have grouped ‘care’ into sections. You can search on these links by postcode for providers near your home.
Care at home
- Alzheimer's Support Home Support - one-to-one companionship at home and in the community
- More home support providers in Wiltshire
- Live-in care
- Wiltshire Adult Care and Support Guide - find care providers near you
- Guide for families new to caring for an older person
- Medvivo Health Heroes - access to care commissioned service in Wiltshire
- Shared Lives Wiltshire
Day care
- Alzheimer's Support, Scots Lane Day Club, Salisbury
- Alzheimer's Support, Old Silk Works Day Club, Warminster
- Alzheimer's Support, Sidmouth Street Day Club, Devizes
- Alzheimer's Support, Mill Street Day Club, Trowbridge
- The Rainbow Care Group, Bath
- Forget Me Not Centre - day centre for younger people with dementia in Swindon
Finding a residential care home
- Care homes in Wiltshire
- Care Quality Commission - regulator of health and social care in England
- Guide to Direct Payments to pay for care
- Choosing a Care Home - guidance from DementiaUK
- Care Home Selection- free advice if looking for care at home or full time care
- Age UK - finding a care home checklist
Hospital admissions
- This is Me Document - support tool to enable person-centred care
- John's Campaign - the right for carers to stay with people with dementia in hospital
- Royal United Hospital- advice on discharge
- Royal United Hospital - being in hospital with dementia
- Great Western Hospital - improving care for people with dementia
- Age UK - home from hospital general advice
- Age UK - home from hospital service in Wiltshire and BaNES
Lifelines
Hospice care
Sheltered and Extra Care housing
- EAC Housing Care directory of sheltered/retirement housing options
- Sheltered Housing in Wiltshire
- Extra Care Housing in Wiltshire
- Care Rights UK - support and information about your rights