Dementia
Are you worried about your memory and/or thinking skills?
Memory changes happen as we age. Sometimes it can be worrying.
Misplacing items or forgetting names is common but can be concerning if it happens a lot.
Tips for Managing Memory Loss
Keep a Regular Routine.
Routines help remember things like seeing friends or going for walks.
Make special places for things like keys or glasses and always put them back there.
Label cupboards and keep things tidy so you know where things are.
Using Memory Aids
Use diaries, sticky notes, or lists to help remember things.
Label cupboards and keep things tidy so you know where things are.
Focus on one job at a time to make it easier to remember.
Are you supporting someone living with dementia?
Local Support Services
Alzheimer’s Society
If you need dementia support, personalised information, support and advice, call on 0333 150 3456.
Musical Memories Choir
Musical Memories Choir is choir with a purpose! Started in 2014 we were born out of a wish to enable people living with dementia and carers, to come together and experience both the many benefits of singing and the friendship of others living through similar experiences.
SCVS – Dementia Carer Project
The Swansea Dementia and Carer Project supports people living with Dementia and their Carers throughout Swansea.
The overall aim of the project is to provide people living with dementia and their carers with an opportunity to engage socially in the community, access community resources with the support of a volunteer, reduce isolation for the person living with dementia and carers and offer a listening ear to those we support
Swansea Dementia Hwb
Unit 9, The Quadrant, Swansea (the former Thornton’s shop between Trespass and Superdrug by the bus station)
11-3pm, 7 days a week
A one-stop place for all local information to help
- people worried about their memory
- people who care about someone who may have a memory issue,
- those diagnosed with a form of Dementia,
- those who care for someone who lives with a form of Dementia.
Reading Well
Reading Well Books on Prescription for Dementia recommends books you might find helpful if you have dementia, are caring for someone with dementia or would like to find out more about the condition.
National Support Services
Wales Dementia Helpline
Supporting those living with Dementia and their Carers
The helpline offers emotional support to anyone, of any age, who is caring for someone with Dementia as well as other family members or friends.
The service will also help and support those who have been diagnosed with Dementia.
Call: 0808 808 2235
Dementia UK
Dementia UK are the specialist dementia nursing charity for the whole family. Their nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, life-changing support and advice to anyone affected by dementia.
Their website has information and support for individuals, families and professionals and can provide specialist support.
Age Cymru
Age Cymru provides confidential, impartial and expert information and advice to older people, their families, friends, carers and professionals.
If you’d like to talk to someone in Welsh or in English, you can call them on 0300 303 44 98, charged at local rate and open between 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday. You can also email them at advice@agecymru.org.uk
People with hearing loss can contact the service via the Next Generation Text service or Text Relay service. We also work in partnership with Languageline Solutions to provide access to interpreters covering more than 240 languages.
Alternatively, you may be able to find the information you need in their factsheets and information guides
Other things which might be helpful
This short video below explain what Reminiscence is.
Remarc BBC
Find selection of BBC Archives, designed to support reminiscence therapy. To help people with dementia to interact and converse in a natural way by stimulating their long-term memory with material from the past.
Music for Dementia
Music can make a difference to people living with dementia and their families. Science shoes it can help manage mood and anxiety, it can bring back memories and feelings.
BBC Music Memories
Enjoy music from the past to help people reconnect with their most powerful memories.
British Film Institute Player
BFI Player has thousands of titles from the BFI National Archive. These are now available online for you to watch for free. For more details use the link below.
M4D Radio
m4d radio is part of the Music for Dementia campaign to make music accessible for everyone living with dementia. The ambition is to make music a part of care for all those living with dementia. You can listen to M4D Radio using Alexa. For more information please click here.
THISISSAND APP
Get Thisissand app to create your own profile and access special features. Available from both Apple App Store and Google Play.
Bettersleep App
Sleep better. Feel better. A personalized sleep experience for more restful nights and wakeful days. It also helps with conditions including Tinnitus. Available from both Apple App Store and Google Play.
Daylio
It is a self-care bullet journal with goals mood diary & happiness tracker. Keep a diary and capture your day without writing down a single word! Available from both Apple App Store and Google Play.
Aqua Alert
Do you know that drinking enough aqua regularly is a very important for our health? Aqua alert app – reminds you to drink water. Available from Google Play via the link below.
MyTherapy Pill Reminder
Michael O’Mara Books
The digital activities page from Michael O’Mara Books. Here you’ll find a host of online colouring activities, quizzes, and downloadable extras from MOM books.
You can also see the various apps they are publishing.