About dementia
Alzheimer’s Society
Information, advice and support for people affected by dementia (including information, support and advice in Welsh).
Tel: 0333 150 3456
(Mon-Weds: 9am – 8pm, Thurs & Fri: 9am – 5pm, Sat & Sun: 10am-4pm]
Dementia UK
Admiral Nurses at Dementia UK provide free, life-changing support and advice to anyone affected by dementia [including some information in Welsh).
Tel: 0800 888 6678
(Mon-Fri: 9am-9pm, Sat & Sun: 9am-5pm)
Rare Dementia Support
Specialist social, emotional and practical support services for individuals living with, or affected by, a rare dementia diagnosis.
Dementias covered include: Young-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA), Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), Familial Alzheimer’s Disease (FAD), Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), Familial Frontotemporal dementia and Lewy Body Dementia.
Tel: 020 3318 0243 (voicemail service)
NHS Dementia Guide
Information for people diagnosed with dementia, friends and families.
Age UK
Information, advice and support for older people, including information on dementia
and relevant topics.
Tel: 0800 055 6112 (8am-7pm every day of the year)
Living with dementia
Dementia Voices
Dementia Voices pulls together Innovations in Dementia’s work with people with dementia, including DEEP: the UK network of dementia voices, Dementia Diaries, Dementia Tip-Share, Dementia Creatives and Dementia Enquirers.
Tel: 01392 420076
Living with Dementia Toolkit
This set of resources is based on research, and the expert experiences of people with dementia and their carers. These resources are here to:
- give you hope for the future
- inspire you through examples of real-life experiences
- offer ideas to help you live your life as you choose
Knowledge is Power booklets
The Knowledge is Power booklets provide handy hints that might help make life a little easier after a diagnosis of dementia. They have been written by people living with dementia for people living with dementia.
The original Knowledge is Power booklet was developed by and for people in Wales. It has since been adapted by and for people living in England and Scotland.
- Wales: Knowledge is Power / Knowledge is Power 2
- Cymru: Grym Mewn Gwybodaeth / Mae Pwer Mewn Gwybodaeth 2
- England: Knowledge is Power
- Scotland: Knowledge is Power
Playlist for Life
Create a playlist of personally meaningful music for people living with dementia.
BBC Reminiscence Archive
A reminiscence tool to support people with dementia and carers.
Carers and family
Dementia Carers Count
Free information, support and services that give family carers the opportunity to understand more about dementia and to connect with others in a similar situation.
Tel: 0800 652 1102 (Mon – Fri: 9am – 5pm)
Carers UK
Provide information and advice on caring, help carers connect with each other, campaign with carers for lasting change, and use innovation to improve services.
Tel: 0808 808 7777 (Mon – Fri: 8am – 6pm)