Resources & Links
Please find a list of resources and links where you can find information on elderly care, family support, finance and understanding dementia.
Elderly Care and Family Support
Age UK
Age UK provides information and advice for the elderly about benefits, care and age discrimination.
www.ageuk.org.uk
Alzheimer’s Society
Offers advice, information and support to people with dementia, their families and carers through its helpline and local branches.
www.alzheimers.org.uk
Address: 43-44 Crutched Friars, London EC3N 2AE or call on 0330 333 0804.
Email: enquiries@alzheimers.org.uk
Carehome.co.uk
The leading UK Care Home review website with 18,132 Care Homes, 16 million+ visits per year & 116,124 Care Home reviews.
www.carehome.co.uk
Dementia UK
Organisation providing support and advice through Admiral Nurses to families caring for a loved one living with dementia.
www.dementiauk.org
Independent Age
A charity that gives advice and information to older people, their relatives and carers across the UK.
www.independentage.org
Kingston DAA (Dementia Action Alliance)
The Kingston Dementia Action Alliance is made up of organisations across Kingston upon Thames, working together to radically improve the lives of people living with dementia and their carers.
www.dementiaaction.org.uk
Relatives & Residents Association
An association that provides a consumer voice to promote the wellbeing and represent the interests of older people in residential care settings.
www.relres.org
NHS
For more information on your NHS services and care providers.
www.nhs.uk/
Residents and carers form close bonds
Free weekly Wednesday singing coffee mornings
Financial and Legal Advice
Citizens Advice Bureau
National network of free advice centres offering free, confidential and independent advice, face to face or by telephone. It can help you understand what your financial rights are when moving into a care home.
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
Phone: 03444 111 444 (England)
Address: Citizens Advice, 3rd Floor North, 200 Aldersgate, London EC1A 4HD.
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Help and advice from Adult Social Service in the Royal Borough of Kingston.
www.kingston.gov.uk
Surrey County Council
The amount you have to pay is determined through a financial assessment. You can now do your financial assessment online where you'll be able to see what you may have to pay towards your care and support.
www.surreycc.gov.uk
Government and Regulatory bodies
Care Quality Commission
An organisation that regulates, inspects and reviews all adult social care services in the public, private and voluntary sectors in England.
www.cqc.org.uk
Department of Health
The government department responsible for public health issues.
www.gov.uk/
Adult Social care
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
How to contact Adult Social Care:
richmond.gov.uk
Richmond Council Adult Access Team
Address: Adult Social Services,
Civic Centre, 44 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3BZ.
Phone: 020 8891 7971
Minicom: 18001 020 8891 7971
Email: adultsocialservices@
richmond.gov.uk
If you need to speak to someone urgently outside of office hours, please ring the Duty Social Worker.
Phone: 020 8744 2442
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
www.kingston.gov.uk
How to contact Adult Social care
Contact Your Healthcare for advice.
www.kingston.gov.uk
Address: Guildhall 2, High Street, Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1EU.
Phone: 020 8339 8000
If you need to speak to someone urgently outside of office hours, please ring the Duty Social Worker.
Phone: 020 8770 5000
Other
Four articles from Alzeimer's Society
The news bulletins from the Alzheimer’s Society, July 2022 are particularly informative and interesting.
Benefits for people affected by dementia
alzheimers.org.uk
Nobody should face dementia alone' – why we need to invest in support after a diagnosis
alzheimers.org.uk
Supporting a person with dementia who is experiencing vision and perception problems
alzheimers.org.uk
Nanny had memory problems after a mini stroke
alzheimers.org.uk
Two articles from Harvard Gazette
The importance that good relationships can have on your ageing and happiness.
news.harvard.edu
An article on the latest research on causes of Alzheimer’s from Harvard Gazette.
news.harvard.edu
Article from CTV News
Health care teams turn to CBD oil to treat difficult symptoms of dementia.
ctvnews.ca
Article from Western University (London, Ontario)
An inspiring story of a senior citizen who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s four years ago decided to start attending lectures at Western University (in London, Ontario) to combat memory loss.
www.facebook.com
Article from Vielight Inc
Photobiomodulation Research Continues.
vielight.com
Article from My Modern Met
France is building an “Alzheimer’s Village” for patients to live in freely.
mymodernmet.com
The Women's Alzheimer's Movement
A website raising awareness of women’s increased risk for Alzheimer’s and educating the public — women and men — about lifestyle changes they can make to protect their brain health.
thewomensalzheimersmovement.org
Article from The Women's Alzheimer's Movement
10 things every family should do when given a diagnosis of dementia
thewomensalzheimersmovement.org
Video from Today
Millennials are getting ahead of Alzheimer’s disease.
today.com
Two articles from Time
A blood test for detecting Alzheimer's is close at hand.
time.com
‘A Rinsing of the Brain.’ New Research Shows How Sleep Could Ward Off Alzheimer's Disease.
time.com
Article from NPR
Is exercise the answer to staving off Alzheimer's?
npr.org
Article from International Longevity Centre UK (ilc)
What would life be – without a song or dance, what are we?
This report by the Commission on Dementia and Music outlines the value and benefits of music for people with dementia and looks at the important next steps which can be taken to ensure that everyone with dementia is able to access music.
ilcuk.org
Two articles from Well+Good
The 'NEURO method' is the neurologist-approved way to protect brain health.
wellandgood.com
This new blood test could identify Alzheimer's disease decades before symptoms appear.
wellandgood.com
Article from Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Why women might be at higher risk for Alzheimer's.
alzdiscovery.org
Article from Being Patient
Lifestyle changes could delay or prevent 40% of dementia cases.
beingpatient.com
Article from CNN
Flu and pneumonia shots may lower risk for Alzheimer's, studies find.
edition.cnn.com
Article from Alzeimer's Society
Mike and Angela’s story: ‘I must be with her before it’s too late’.
alzheimers.org.uk
Article from LA Times
Live a healthy lifestyle and you may reduce your risk for Alzheimer's.
latimes.com
Article from AP News
New clues reveal why women are more at risk for Alzheimer's than men.
apnews.com
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