Older Person's Mental Health Navigation
- Location: Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Price: Free
Email: dementiacarenavigators@ageukiw.org.uk
Telephone: 01983 525282
Older Person's Mental Health Navigators work with individuals with a dementia diagnosis or those with memory challenges to promote self-confidence to increase a person's sense of health and wellbeing.
What happens when you are visited by an Older Person's Mental Health Navigator?
An Older Person's Mental Health Navigator can visit you and a family member, either in your own home or a place convenient to you. They will take the time to listen to what is important to you and help you navigate the health, social care system and memory services.
Together a plan can be agreed which will provide tailored and creative solutions to your daily challenges.
Older Person's Mental Health Navigators will offer:
• Support to do the things you can achieve.
• Support to do the things you would like to achieve.
• Support to access the things you can't do for yourself.
An Older Person's Mental Health Navigator can help you:
• Be an emotional support through challenging times, for you and your family
• Support to access social and community activities
• Access domestic support and help around the home
• Advice on falls prevention around the home
• Home safety, including fitting minor aids and equipment
• Welfare and Benefits (including ensuring you're accessing all the support to which you're entitled)
• Support through other challenges personal to you
• Be an ongoing point of contact for yourself and the family around you
• Be a support for you and your family with or without a dementia diagnosis
• Signpost you to relevant services
• Work alongside Adult Social Care where required
• Work alongside The Memory Service where required
Operating Hours
This service is delivered in the community by our Care Navigators who work 8.30am - 4pm. You can call our main line during the charity's opening hours (9am - 5pm) to access this service.
Resources
The Isle of Wight has lots of resources and organisations for people affected by dementia and memory loss. You can download the Isle of Wight's Information and signposting for people who live with memory loss and their families and carers on the Isle of Wight guide here.