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Sheffield health and care system responding to Covid-19: Age UK Sheffield’s Covid Dementia Support Service

"We’ve seen health and social care organisations in Sheffield coming together to solve the challenges presented to us throughout the Covid-19 outbreak. This case study focusses on the brilliant work that is being undertaken to identify and support those with dementia and their family carers who were being significantly affected by the lockdown."
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Quotes about Accessing Sheffield's Dementia Services

“The Memory Café has been a lifeline for us, especially through this COVID.  Don’t know where we would have been if it hadn’t been for this”.
(Memory Café attendee in north east Sheffield)

“I’ve got to know people better.  It’s been one of the best things about lockdown for me”. (Zoom Dementia Café attendee)

 "I am living alone. I felt so alone due to all my family living out of Sheffield.  I was so pleased the Dementia Link Worker stayed contacted with me throughout” . (Person living with Dementia)

We asked ‘What has helped make things better or easier for you over the past year?’ A Dementia carer told us: “The amazing dementia-friendly activity packs which were focused round our needs. They actually kept me going with my mum”.

We asked ‘What has helped make things better or easier for you over the past year?’ A family member supporting a person with Dementia said: “The referral to local Dementia services who despite the restrictions have gone out of their way to support with calls, referrals to other agencies and keeping us occupied with activities and support like joining a Dementia Café Zoom”.

We asked ‘What has helped make things better or easier for you and your Dementia?’ A person living with Dementia in west Sheffield told us: “Meeting people in the same boat who understand without having to explain everything. The wealth of courses and leaflets and advice that have helped me to make lifestyle changes and decisions to help slow down progression”

We asked ‘What has helped make things better or easier for you over the past year?’

A Dementia carer told us: “Having an assigned Dementia contact in my community. They have helped with signposting, Dementia activity support and keeping in touch and updated especially with COVID info.  This has been most helpful and kept me feeling less isolated and supported as I knew they would call and send things and that I could talk through my worries and concerns - the staff are worth their weight in gold 10/10”