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Downloads and links There are many places you can go for health advice and support. There are 16 Community Wellbeing Programmes across the city covering the neighbourhoods with the poorest health. Sheffield City Council: Community Wellbeing . Call: 0114 293 0682 . They provide a range of h…
, Wharncliffe Side, Bradfield, Oughtibridge, Worrall. Dementia groups run by Stocksbridge Leisure Centre with Stocksbridge Community Care Group . Contact the Dementia worker: Dave on 0114 283 0141 . Email: sccg.communitydementiaprovision@gmail.com . Chapeltown, High Green, Burncross…
service for carers. Driving/escort/taxi service. Computer support. Centre support includes: Café equipment store activities centre computer training room cookery group craft room health and beauty treatments home demonstration room singing group DeafBlind group Thursday…
There is a local group that meets regularly to share ideas, views and opinions about Dementia services and developments. The group is called the Sheffield Dementia Involvement Group (SHINDIG). They have created top tips for living with Dementia. Find out more: SHINDIG: Top tips for living… live on their own with dementia and without formal support. A group of researchers have compiled some helpful videos and guides which offer advice and guidance to enable this. Living Alone With Dementia: Our resources - Living alone with dementia . BBC Sounds The BBC Sounds website has a series…
Bereavement and grieving The Bereavement Advice Centre supports and advises people on what they need to do after a death. Bereavement Advice Centre: Practical help when someone dies . Helpline: 0800 634 9494 . Cruse Bereavement Care promotes the well-being of bereaved people and helps them to understand their grief and cope with their loss. Cruse: Bereavement support . Helpline: 0808 808 1677 . Cruse has a Sheffield Branch that offers one-to-one and group support. Cruse: Sheffield branch . Call: 0114 408 1408 . Cruse also has a special website for children and young people which includes a message board to share experiences and receive replies from trained young supporters. Cruse: Hope Again . view directory services View all services on the directory that provide bereavement support . …
Disability support There are many services that support people with a physical disability or sensory impairment in Sheffield, and services that support their parents and carers. Support groups and services for: people with a physical or sensory impairment . people with a mental health prob…
: Staying Steady Guide (PDF, 4 MB). Images Some of the pictures used in this advice were created for the South Yorkshire Dementia Alliance, a group of organisations who are taking action to do more for people affected by Dementia. Age UK Sheffield: South Yorkshire Dementia Alliance . Thanks…
if you have never used a computer before, their tutors are here to guide you through every step. Heeley Trust: Digital Drop-In . Organising an online group using Zoom Deep is the Network of UK Dementia Voices. They have created a useful guide to setting up a peer support meeting online using…
Support in your local community Your local People Keeping Well Dementia support organisation runs Dementia groups tailored to the needs of people in the area, including for people with Dementia from black and ethnic minority communities. They also have a number of staff and volunteers who speak a variety of languages. Some areas offer culturally appropriate groups for men or for women only. Contact Dementia Advice Sheffield to find your nearest dementia group, or use the map and table above. Dementia Advice Sheffield . Call: 0114 250 2875 . Email: dementiaadvice@ageuksheffield.org.uk . Or find out your local service from the main Dementia Support in Sheffield page. Sheffield Memory Hub Person-centred culturally appropriate dementia care, guidance and support, particularly for those of African and African Caribbean descent. Sheffield Memory Hub: Activities – Support…
Downloads If you’re under 65 and living with, or supporting someone living with, Young Onset Dementia, there’s plenty of help for you in Sheffield. You can get more information about Young Onset Dementia from the Alzheimer's Society. Alzheimer's Society: Young-onset dementia . Young Onset Dementia Hub If you are aged 65 or under and living with, or affected by, Young Onset Dementia or memory problems contact the Sheffield’s Young Onset Dementia Hub. This group is shaped by the experts (you!) and provides Young Onset Dementia specific information, advice, training, activities and groups. Age UK Sheffield: Young Onset Hub . Call: 0114 250 2850 . Email: enquiries@ageuksheffield.org.uk. Dementia day activities for under 65s in Sheffield Dementia day activities are a dementia-friendly place to spend the whole day on a regular basis. They have a range of engaging…