The early Intervention service is for people recently diagnosed with dementia or in the process of getting diagnosed. It can also help individuals to access a formal diagnosis if they are worried about the symptoms of dementia. The symptoms of dementia occur when the brain is affected by a specific disease or condition. This service aims to provide practical and Read more…

Service Description: The Dementia Support Manager and Dementia Support Worker are dedicated members of staff supporting people living with dementia and their carers, by helping to maintain independence, improve a sense of well-being and enabling people to have control of their lives. This service can be carried out at home, at their offices or other locations and can be face Read more…

Service Description: The memory service offers assessment, diagnosis, treatment and therapeutic interventions to people aged 18 years and over who experience memory problems. Memory clinics form part of the memory service and they can provide assessments, follow-up appointments and reviews. Interventions may also involve community outreach visits and group work. Some memory services also provide support to residential and nursing Read more…

Service Description: Improving the quality of life of people with dementia both in the community and those in a long term care setting (such as residential or nursing care). People with Dementia Contact: Jodie Roast Position: Project Manager Read more…

Service Description: The older adults home treatment team (OAHTT) is a community based treatment service, which provides intensive support for service users who are in a mental health crisis, and their carers. The OAHTT provides an alternative to hospital admission or facilitates early discharge from hospital. Members of the OAHTT will visit service users up to twice a day in Read more…

Service Description: We provide a number of services which are available to older people in the borough. These include: Advice and Information Service DaisyFresh help at home Wanstead Activity Centre Early Intervention Service Escorted Discharge Service Forget-Me-Not Befriending Holiday Voices of Experience Welfare Benefits ADvice   Read more…

Contact: Teresa Buckingham Service Description: Admiral Nurses are specialist mental health nurses working in the community to support carers of people with dementia. Are referrals necessary? Referrals are accepted from Redbridge Memory Service & Older Adults Mental Health Team. Read more…

Service Description: Dementia can happen to anyone and there’s currently no cure. There are 850,000 people with dementia in the UK and the number is set to rise to 1 million by 2021. At Alzheimer’s Society, we believe passionately that life doesn’t end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can Read more…