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  • Support for family and carers of people with Dementia

    Links and Downloads A carer is someone who provides unpaid practical and/or emotional support to an adult or child with an illness, disability, frailty, mental health problems or addiction. Sheffield Carers Centre Advice, information and support for unpaid carers. This includes an advice line, carer activities and workshops, carers café and support groups, carer e-newsletter, carer discount card, help to plan for an emergency, ‘time for a break’ fund and much more. Watch the ‘ Caring for someone with dementia in Sheffield ’ video and hear Sheffield carers share their experiences and explain what helped them. Sheffield Carers Centre . Carer Advice Line: 0114 272 8362 . Sheffield Dementia Carers Training Service A programme of 6 x 2 hour workshops, delivered by the Alzheimer’s Society in Sheffield, which will: Equip you with knowledge, skills and the emotional…

  • Social contact and connecting with other people with Dementia

    . A 6-monthly telephone check-in call to see how you are. You can be put in touch via Dementia Advice Sheffield. Age UK Sheffield: Dementia Advice Sheffield . Call: 0114 250 2875 . Email: dementiaadvice@ageuksheffield.org.uk . There's also a full list and map of all the organisations on the main Dementia Support in Sheffield page, if you’d like to find out for yourself. Dementia Day Activities Dementia Day Activities provide: A dementia-friendly place to spend the whole day on a regular basis Enjoyable activities based on the interests of people with dementia and what they like to do A regular break for their unpaid carers and family members. Find out more about Dementia Day Activities in Sheffield. SCCCC SCCCC have a telephone support service if you would like to talk to someone on the telephone on a regular basis. SCCCC will match you up…

  • Support for people with Young Onset Dementia

    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…

  • Dementia Day Activities

    affected by Young Onset Dementia in Sheffield. Dementia Day Activities for over 65s (PDF, 1.07 MB). An overview for older people affected by Dementia in Sheffield. There's a wide range of different type of day services in Sheffield on the directory, including independent providers you can…

  • Local and national Dementia support

    Age UK Sheffield Dementia support services available from Age UK Sheffield including Dementia Advice Sheffield. Age UK Sheffield: Dementia services . Alzheimer’s Society Telephone and online advice from Dementia Connect. Alzheimer's Society: Dementia Connect . Call: 0333 150 3456. Dementia Talking Point is the Alzheimer’s Society’s online community where people affected by dementia can receive valuable support from people in similar situations. Alzheimer's Society: Dementia Talking Point our online community . Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline A free phoneline for anyone…: Dementia Guide . Next: Dementia Friendly Sheffield . …

  • Support for rare types of Dementia

    Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Heeley City Farm in Sheffield runs a group for people caring for someone with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Heeley City Farm: Dementia Projects . Rare Dementias The national charity Rare Dementia Support has a range of advice and support suggestions for people with a rare dementia, their family and carers. Rare Dementia Support: Social, emotional and practical support . …

  • What is SEND Support?

    sometimes think that the school will be notified automatically – this is not always the case. Plan The school will use the Sheffield Support Grid (SSGe). This helps them make decisions about your child’s package of support. They should tell you at which level(s) your child has been placed on the grid… support plan should be in place. This follows the graduated response. The Extended Support Plan is a document that is replacing the My Plan in Sheffield schools. The aims of the Extended Support Plan are the same as the My Plan. As a document it allows us to: build a much broader view…

  • Keeping well in your local community

    in their Community' 'People Keeping Well' is sometimes known as Social Prescribing. It's all about connecting you to a range of local services to improve general health and wellbeing. In Sheffield, Social Prescribing is delivered through our 'People Keeping Well' network of community organisations which are funded through Sheffield City Council and Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group. Each partnership is led by a local voluntary sector organisation which works with a wide range of people who live or work in that community. Each partnership is different, depending on local needs, but might include…

  • Social Prescribing

    Links and downloads What is social prescribing? Social prescribing is a holistic, non-clinical and person-centred approach to people’s health and wellbeing. It involves being referred to a link worker who will work alongside you to connect you to relevant community groups, support and services. There are community organisations around the city that provide social prescribing. Some of these lead organisations work in partnership with Sheffield City Council and provide "People Keeping Well" community support and activities. People Keeping Well There are also Community Support Workers… on transport options information on housing, health and social care encouragement to live an active life support to check benefit entitlements. Sheffield City Council: Community Support Workers . Call: 0114 205 7120 . view directory services View all services on the directory…

  • Accessing Council education and social care services

    How to access Council education and social care services how-to-access-council-education-and-social-care-services This section provides information of the pathways to Council-run education and social care services for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in Sheffield. Either select the service you want to know more about by clicking on them under "In this section" or click the next buttons. Please see how to access health services (coming soon) for information about referral pathways to NHS services. …