Stay safe and well
Useful links
This page allows us to share important and useful resources with you which didn’t fit into other categories. We hope you find it helpful.
To begin with… if you don’t already know about Dementia Tip-Share then it’s a website well worth visiting. It hosts lots of tips written by people living with dementia for people living with dementia. They are organised into different categories.
Knowledge is Power booklets
Different DEEP groups have worked together to co-produce really useful booklets called ‘Knowledge is Power: Handy hints that might help make life a little easier after diagnosis’. These have been created for people living in Wales and in Scotland.
These booklets cover a range of topics from benefits, to public transport, to peer support.
Click here for the Welsh Knowledge is Power booklet.
Click here for the English translation of the Welsh Knowledge is Power booklet.
Click here for the Scottish Gaelic Knowledge is Power booklet.
Click here for the English translation of the Scottish Gaelic Knowledge is Power booklet.
Feeling safe at home
Many local fire and rescue services offer what can be known as a:
- Safe and Well visit
- Home Fire Risk Assessment
- Home Fire Safety Check
for people with dementia. This is a free visit to your home to check that everything is as safe as possible.
Check your local services to see who to contact. As an example, this is the Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service Safe and Well visits page.
Avoiding scams can be tricky for all of us. There is lots of advice about how to keep yourself safe and it’s a matter of thinking about what works for you.
Click here for Dementia Tip-Share’s tips on Keeping your money safe.
Age UK have created a comprehensive booklet on Avoiding scams. It covers the different types of scam, avoiding and dealing with scams, and links you to useful organisations.
Click here to read the Avoiding scams booklet.
Many people don’t enjoy dealing with doorstop callers or ‘uninvited traders’ as they are sometimes known. Many local authorities have signs you can print out and stick up by your door to discourage people from bothering you.
Click here for an example sign from West Sussex County Council.
Financial support
There are many different financial benefits you may be entitled to. It is worth checking.
Age UK has an online Benefits Calculator. By filling in some basic details it can help you estimate what you might be able to claim.
Click here to visit the Benefits Calculator.
You might be able to claim Attendance Allowance (AA) if you are over State Pension age. You do not have to spend it on a carer and it is based on the help you need, not the help you get.
Click here to read more about Attendance Allowance.
If you’re too young for Attendance Allowance, you might be able to claim Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
Click here to read more about Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
Carers may be able to claim Carer’s Allowance.
Click here to read more about Carer’s Allowance.
You can get help with applying for any of the above benefits through your local Age UK service, your local Citizen’s Advice Bureau, or by calling Age UK Advice Line on 0800 678 1602.
Every carer should have a carer’s assessment which you can organise with your local council. This will help you find out what services are available in your area, from respite options to local support groups.
Future planning and advanced care planning
It can be hard talking about what you would like to happen if things get worse. However, some people find that having their future wishes planned and agreed lifts some of that worry.
West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, in conjunction with Alzheimer’s Society, have produced My Future Wishes Conversation Starter Pack. This co-produced resource aims to help you to discuss and record your future care wishes.
DEEP collaborated with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and Clinical Psychologist Polly Kaiser to create Let’s Talk About Death Shall We. This booklet, illustrated by cartoonist Tony Husband, was co-produced with a group of people with dementia and carers.
It aims to help you to start those conversations around death and end of life care.
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