Information and Support
If you are worried, or notice some changes with your memory, behaviour
or mobility, or such changes with a friend or family member,
you can find out what dementia is and what causes it,
by calling in to our cafe and picking up some leaflets.
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There is a variety of websites and support groups that can help too,
here are links to some of them:
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Sheffield Dementia Information Pack
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Sheffield Dementia Involvement Group (SHINDIG)
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Disability Sheffield - Centre for Independent Living
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Heeley City Farm - Frontotemporal Dementia Carers Group
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Lewy Body Dementia Association
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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There are several rarer types of dementia,
this link will provide information about the following -
Corticibasal degeneration (CBD), Huntington's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Niemann-Pick Disease,
Normal pressure hydrocephalus, Posterior cortical atrophy, Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).
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Other websites include:
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Rare Dementia Support Huntington's Disease Association MS Society Parkinson's UK
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If you and/or your organisation wants to support people living with dementia, take a look here:
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Sheffield Dementia Action Alliance Dementia Friends
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If you're looking for homecare or for residential care in Sheffield, take a look at these links:
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Serenta Homecare Sheffcare Carehome.co.uk Homeinstead.co.uk
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There are also a number of free online training and courses to try:
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Dementia: Understanding and managing challenging behaviour
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Dementia care: Staying connected and living well
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Living with Dementia: Impact on Individuals, Caregivers, Communities and Societies
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