Dementia Information and Support Service
- Location: Age UK Oldham
- Price: Free
Age UK Oldham
10 Church Lane
Oldham
OL1 3AN
United Kingdom
Email: auko.dementia@ageukoldham.org.uk
Telephone: 0161 622 9309
Age UK Oldham offers information and support on dementia diagnosis, living with dementia, care options, financial matters and much more.
Finding out that you or someone you care for has memory problems or has been diagnosed with dementia can be a very anxious time.
At this time you may be in need of additional support and reassurance. We can help you to find out about services locally and nationally, listen to what you have to say, provide you with one to one emotional support, give you access to a range of useful resources, help you to plan for the future, connect you to services that can support you and explain what financial help is available to you or those you care for.
We can help you with:
• One to one emotional support for you or those you care for
• Accessing social groups or activities
• Information regarding diagnosis
• Carers’ Assessments (see our Dementia Carers Assessment Service)
• Access to an Emergency Carers Card
• Eligibility for a Carers’ Personal Budget
• Care options and services
• Information on Lasting Power of Attorney
• Information regarding local support groups
• Information on financial support available
• Useful contacts
• Detailed resources
Accessing this service
We receive referrals from the Oldham Memory Clinic and GPs and people can self-refer using the contact details below.
You do not need to have received a formal diagnosis to access this service.
Contact us
• Alison Nickson - Dementia Information, Support & Carers Assessment Service-Co ordinator
• Telephone: 0161 622 9309
• Email: auko.dementia@ageukoldham.org.uk
Telephone / email advice and consultation are available from: 9.00am - 4.30pm, Monday to Friday.
If the telephone lines are busy, please leave your name and contact details and staff will call you back.
Dementia Information from Age UK:
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/health-wellbeing/conditions-illnesses/dementia/
Early stage dementia:
Further info - Caring for someone with dementia:
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/care/helping-a-loved-one/caring-dementia/