DEMENTIA UK, the specialist dementia nurse charity, in partnership with Leeds Building Society, is launching free face-to-face ‘Closer to Home’ clinics to provide life-changing support to families living with dementia in Aberdeen.
The clinics will be held in the Aberdeen branch of Leeds Building Society, bringing emotional and practical support closer to families with dementia through the charity’s specialist dementia nurses, known as Admiral Nurses.
The face-to-face clinic will offer a safe, comfortable and private space for families to discuss any aspect of dementia and receive the specialist support of Admiral Nurses. Between June 2021 and January 2023, over 3,600 families have been helped through Dementia UK’s ‘Closer to Home’ virtual clinics, and the charity has partnered with Leeds Building Society to offer in-person support across the United Kingdom throughout 2023. The clinics will also visit Glasgow and Edinburgh in the coming months.
In April 2020, Dementia UK and Leeds Building Society announced a four-year partnership to raise £500,000 to help over 2,500 families with dementia across the UK. As part of this partnership, the innovative ‘Closer to Home’ project was also launched in June 2021, to improve access to dementia care and support.
The partnership’s initial target of £500,000 has now been exceeded. Thanks to this, Dementia UK has been able to develop and deliver virtual appointments with specialist dementia nurses for an even larger number of families and individuals.
Joe Costello, Clinical Admiral Nurse at Dementia UK, said:
“We’re proud to bring our Closer to Home project to Aberdeen and look forward to supporting families impacted by dementia in the area. We know that dementia doesn’t just affect the person with the diagnosis: families, friends and carers are also impacted.
“The Closer to Home clinics have been a huge success already, helping us to deliver specialist dementia support first-hand. It’s been brilliant to see the difference this makes and we are looking forward to supporting people in Aberdeen in partnership with Leeds Building Society.
“Dementia is a huge and growing health crisis – someone in the UK develops dementia every three minutes. This means it’s more important than ever for us to reach families and offer one on one support from our dementia specialist Admiral Nurses. From worries about memory problems to understanding a dementia diagnosis and how the condition progresses, we will be providing practical and emotional advice on caring for someone who lives with this progressive condition, along with giving advice on financial and legal issues.”
Richard Fearon, CEO of Leeds Building Society, said:
“Dementia UK was voted as our charity partner by our members and colleagues, and we are thrilled to announce that we’ve already exceeded the £500,000 fundraising target we set ourselves to support the fantastic work they do.
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“We are proud to be able to work with the charity to help bring dementia care closer to home. We believe everyone who needs the support of a specialist dementia nurse should get one in a safe and secure environment, and we are glad to be able to offer space in our network of branches across the UK to allow this.”
The clinics will be held on 18th, 19th and 20th April 2023 in Aberdeen.
To book a confidential and in-person appointment with an Admiral Nurse, visit dementiauk.org/closer-to-home
