Advice and moral support

Dementia UK/Admiral Nurses
Admiral Nurses provide free, life-changing support and advice to anyone affected by dementia.
National helpline: 0800 888 6678

Our local Admiral Nurse, Kirsty Leigh, can be contacted on email or by phone on 01588 606015 or 07867 787412

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Alzheimer’s Society
Providing vital support to help people navigate the daily challenges of life with dementia.
National helpline: 0333 150 3456

Our local Alzheimer's Society link worker is Lisa Wright. She can be contacted on 07925 147326

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Alzheimer’s Society Support Forum
Helpful online community where anyone affected by dementia can receive valuable support.

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Age UK
The country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life.

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The Silver Line
A free confidential helpline providing information, friendship and advice to older people, open 24 hours a day, every day of the year – 0800 4 70 80 90.

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Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Dementia Action Alliance
A voluntary organisation that works with dementia friendly community groups across the area.
 

Practical Help

Mayfair Community Centre
Offers an enormous range of services: day care at the Beacon, support for carers, Ring and Ride, Mayfair Meals, CoCo befriending, and MAYSI (supporting independence)
01694 722077

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Cinnamon Trust
The only specialist national charity which seeks to relieve the problems faced by elderly and terminally ill people and their pets.

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Age UK Help at Home
Free services and a ‘charged for’ practical help, plus a team of volunteers who provide companionship and support for older people. A volunteer can visit you in your own home, provide a regular telephone call for those who enjoy a friendly chat, or accompany you to access social activities in your neighbourhood.
01743 233 788

 

For Carers

Shropshire Council Carers Support Team
Providing information and support for unpaid adult carers in Shropshire.
01743 341995

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Dementia Carers Count
A national charity offering a range of free services that give family carers the opportunity to learn and understand more about dementia and to connect with others in a similar situation.
 

Stress Management for Carers
A course designed to focus on the needs of the carer: teaching them how to reduce their stress, build resilience, and care for themselves. The goal is to help them avoid burn-out, so that they can continue to care at home, for as long as is safely possible.
07716 450707 (Karen Cromwell)

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Mobilise
An online service that harnesses the collective knowledge, wisdom, and expertise of unpaid carers, in order to empower those that care to thrive.

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Carers Peer Support Group
A friendly and supportive environment to talk to other carers about how dementia affects your life. Run by the Alzheimer’s Society on the second Friday of every month, 2pm - 3.30pm at Mayfair.
01952 250392

 

Bereavement

Cruse Bereavement Care
A national charity offering free bereavement support services to people affected by the death of someone close.
0808 808 1677

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Tell Us Once
A government service to make it simpler to notify all departments of a death, by giving information only once. A registrar will explain the service when you register the death.