Elderly Care
Alzheimer's Society
A leading charitable organisation providing services, advice and support to people with dementia and their carers.
Helpline: 0300 222 1122
Website: www.alzheimers.org.uk
Age UK Cornwall
0Age UK is the country’s largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this.
Telephone: 01872 266 383
Website: www.ageuk.org.uk
Dementia Road Map (Cornwall)
The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Dementia Roadmap provides high quality information about the dementia journey alongside local information about services, support groups and care pathways to assist primary care to support people with dementia and cognitive impairment, their families and carers.
Facebook: @dementiaroadmap
Twitter: @dementiaroadmap
Website: www.dementiaroadmap.info
Pensilva Memory Café
Pensilva Memory Cafe is for people experiencing early stage dementia, mild memory loss or cognitive impairment and their carers. Memory cafes are a safe place to have fun, be creative, sit and chat, have cake and refreshments and receive information and support. Meetings are on the 4th Thursday every month, between 14:00-16:00 at St John’s Church, Pensilva.
Telephone: 01579 363461 (Pat) or 01579 362698 (Carolyn)
Dementia
Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for people living with dementia.
Telephone: 0800 888 6678
Website: www.dementiauk.org
Email: helpline@dementiauk.org
Liskeard Memory Café
Liskeard Memory Cafe is for people experiencing early stage dementia, mild memory loss or cognitive impairment and their carers. Memory cafes are a safe place to have fun, be creative, sit and chat, have cake and refreshments and receive information and support.
Telephone: 07787096482
Website: www.liskeardmemorycafe.org.uk
Email: liskeardmc@gmail.com
Community Gateway
Your Community Gateway has been launched to provide access to a range of voluntary sector support. Cornwall’s charities and community groups have combined forces to support people through a challenging winter. The Gateway is open from 08:00 to 20:00, seven days a week, 365 days a year – including Christmas day.
Helpline: 01872 266383
Website: www.ageuk.org.uk/cornwall/our-services/community-gateway
Bodmin and District Age Concern
Bodmin and District Age Concern hold a weekly pop in and lunch club and whist drive every Tuesday in Bodmin.
Telephone: 0120 874 609
Email: bodminantiques@hotmail.com
Silver Line
Free phone support for older people, 24 hours a day.
Telephone: 0800 4 70 80 90
Website: www.thesilverline.org.uk