Published on: 16 August 2024
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, a local NHS Trust that supports older aged adults with a range of mental health problems including dementia and memory loss, has a Dementia Hub service that provides information and advice to people who are living with, or supporting someone with, dementia.
The hub provides readily available information and support under one roof and is being run once a month by the Trust’s Older Adult Day Services team along with system partners including Alzheimer’s Society, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust, Making Space and Derbyshire Carers Association.
The hub meets once a month from 9.30am – 11.30am and alternates between two locations – Dovedale Day Service in Derby and Midway Day Service in Ilkeston. The hub is open to anyone with dementia, their carers and families. You can book your place by emailing the Specialist Day Services team or call 01332 866980 opt 1.
The hub’s next set of opening dates are:
Dovedale Day Service on London Road, Derby, DE1 2XX:
- 26 September
- 21 November
Midway Day Service at Ilkeston Community Hospital, Heanor Road, Ilkeston, DE7 8LN:
- 22 August
- 24 October
- 19 December
Vikki Ashton Taylor, Deputy Chief Executive/Chief Delivery Officer at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, said: “The hub is a fantastic place to go for people to share their experiences as well as gain access to information and advice on dementia support.
“We have had some positive feedback so far on the success of these hubs which help to raise awareness around dementia, to provide assurance to those with dementia and their loved ones that they are not alone, as well as make more people aware of what support is available locally to enable people to ‘live well with dementia’.”
