Useful Links
Trusted Charities, Clubs, and Tools to Support You
Here you’ll find a selection of trusted national charities, local clubs, helpful videos, and other resources to support those living with dementia, their families, and carers. Whether you're looking for advice, activities, or simply a bit of inspiration, we hope these links will point you in the right direction. We’ll keep adding to this list, so do check back from time to time.
National Charities
Alzheimer’s Society
A very comprehensive website with help sheets and factsheets about nearly every aspect of caring for someone with dementia. It also offers online support. Dementia Connect Support Line 03331 503456.
Beaconsfield branch 01494 670909.
​
Dementia UK
A helpful website. The charity provides some areas with Admiral nurses to support families.
Dementia Helpline 0800 888 6678.
​​
Dementia Adventure UK
This organisation provides fully-supported holidays and helps people with dementia to retain a sense of adventure by getting outdoors and connecting with nature.
​
Rare Dementia Support UK
RDS provides information, guidance and peer support for people living with rare forms of dementia such as Lewy Body Dementia and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD).
​
Local Dementia-Friendly Clubs and Resources
The Herbert Protocol
Do you worry that the person you are supporting with dementia may wander off? Are you worried about how you might find them?
Thames Valley Police are often contacted to try and find such a person where relatives are frightened and distressed. There is an opportunity to register your parent’s details beforehand that makes it much simpler and easy to find them. It is called the Herbert Protocol. Now this has been joined up with MedicAlert and the McLay Dementia Trust are providing the first year completely free.
For more information visit:
www.medicalert.org.uk/safe-and-found
Buckinghamshire Dementia Roadmap
The Buckinghamshire Dementia Roadmap provides high-quality information about the dementia journey alongside local information about services, support groups and care pathways.
​
Carers Bucks
This organisation supports the health and wellbeing of all unpaid carers in Bucks. It has produced an excellent Emergency Care Plan template which you can find on Emergency-Plan.pdf (carersbucks.org).
​
Hub Care Support
This organisation introduces you to fully trained, QCAS approved independent Personal Support Assistants. You choose who you want to provide your support, what support you need and when.
​
Quality Care Approval Scheme
This organisation brings peace of mind to those receiving care from an Independent Personal Assistant (carer).