Free dementia support clinics coming to Northampton for three days
A free dementia support clinic is coming to Northampton next week, offering specialist advice to people affected by the condition and their families.
Dementia UK’s specialist Admiral Nurses will be available at the Nationwide branch at Weston Favell Shopping Centre on September 8, 9 and 10.
The confidential face-to-face appointments will give people a chance to discuss any aspect of dementia in a private setting.
Support will be available for people worried about possible symptoms, those seeking or coming to terms with a diagnosis, and families looking for advice about how dementia may progress.
The clinics are open to anyone affected by dementia, including relatives and unpaid carers, and form part of a nationwide partnership between Dementia UK and Nationwide.
Ahead of the Northampton sessions, the charity has also urged people caring for someone with dementia to look after their own physical and emotional wellbeing.
Its advice includes asking family and friends for support, finding services available to unpaid carers and making time for hobbies, friends and health checks. Carers who work have also been encouraged to discuss their responsibilities and possible flexible working arrangements with their employer.
Lesley Potter, an Admiral Nurse at Dementia UK, said: “Since the launch of our clinic programme, in partnership with Nationwide Building Society, we have been able to support thousands of people across the country with the lifeline of an Admiral Nurse.”
Appointments at the Weston Favell branch must be booked in advance through Dementia UK.