Dementia Befriending
- Location: Age UK Camden
- Price: Free
Age UK Camden
68 Parkway
London
NW1 7AH
United Kingdom
Email: dementia.wellbeing@ageukcamden.org.uk
Telephone: 02081 033991
If you're an older person with memory issues or dementia, living on your own with little or no family & friends and have no contact with other services & activities, a befriender can visit you at home on a weekly basis.
We will match you with a trained and checked volunteer who you share common interest with.
What services do you offer Camden residents living with Dementia?
Our Dementia Befriending Service supports Camden residents over the age of 55 in the early or moderate stages of dementia, to live independently and safely at home for as long as possible, stay socially engaged and carry on doing what they love.
How does it work?
If you're an older person with memory issues or dementia, living on your own and have no contact with other services & activities with little or no family & friends, a befriender can visit you at home on a weekly basis.
We will match you with a trained and checked volunteer who you share common interest with.
Referrals
Referral Criteria:
- Lives alone
- Aged 55 plus and living in Camden
- Has concerns around memory or diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or dementia
- Not engaged with other services (resource/day centres, lunch clubs) and has limited or no support network (from family/friends)
If you wish to make a referral either for yourself, a loved one or for a client, please click on the link below and fill out the required form and send it back to: dementia.wellbeing@ageukcamden.org.uk
If you would like to discuss a referral, please feel free to call the service on 0208 103 3991
Partnership & Engagement
Our specialist Dementia Services work with a variety of organisations such as Surma Centre, Great Camden Minds, Dementia Action Alliance, Wellcome Trust, Camden Memory Service and British Somali Community Centre.
Great Camden Minds is a Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project where people with dementia meet to discuss reducing the stigma of dementia, have a say in services and policies relevant to people with dementia and get peer support. Click on the link below to see how the group works.
For further information about the group and joining, click below