Coventry Dementia Partnership Hub

Admiral Nurses

Admiral Nurses hold weekly sessions every Wednesday, come along and speak to Tiegan Feeney or Angela Furbank

Benefits

David Smith, Benefits Welfare Officer will hold a session on the first Wednesday of each month between 10am and 12noon.

Upcoming dates:

• 4 December

West Midlands Police

Ellie Parry from West Midlands Police will hold a session every month at Coventry Dementia Hub 11:30am-1:30pm.

Upcoming dates:

• 20 November
• 12 December

#CovConnects Dementia and Digital Workshop

Ramona McGarry and Andrew Howard will hold sessions on the following dates between 10am-12noon.

Upcoming dates:

To be confirmed.

Cuppa and chat with Dave Atkins

A place where like-minded people can fellowship together and look no different.

Our dream of a Dementia Hub is now our reality.

My name is David Adkins. I have early-onset dementia. Come and have a cuppa and a chat.

I am here every Wednesday and Thursday from 10.30am until 1pm.

Foleshill Fire Station

The fire crew from Foleshill will be at The Hub to answer questions about fire safety, making an escape plan and staying safe at home. We can also arrange for a free home safety check where firefighters will attend the person's home and give bespoke advice based on their circumstances. At these visits we will check smoke alarms and provide new ones (free of charge) where required. If needed we can also provide alarms for people with a hearing impairment, fire resistant throws, fire resistant bedding and other fire safety equipment.

Upcoming dates

• To be confirmed

Coventry Telecare service

Diane Matthews Clinical Telecare Advisor will hold sessions on the following dates 12noon-1pm.

Upcoming dates

• To be confirmed

Ruth Chauhan MSc (Healthcare Ethics & Law) FRSPH Director/Dementia, Health & Well-being Specialist: AmbaCare Solutions CIC

Ruth will offer advice and support, help completing application forms e.g. Attendance Allowance, P.O.A., games, chat and a listening ear!

Every Monday 10.30am-1.30pm.

Alzheimer's Society

Upcoming dates:

• To be confirmed

Young Onset Dementia Service

Do you or someone you know have young onset dementia?

Would you be interested in accessing our new bespoke Young Onset Dementia Service?

If so please contact CDPH@coventry.gov.uk or call us on 024 7697 8080.

Come along to our coffee morning every Wednesday at the Coventry Dementia Partnership Hub to meet the staff and other people living with Dementia.

First cup of tea or coffee is free and you can enjoy the welcoming environment 10:30am - 12:30pm.

Dementia Active is coming to the Coventry Dementia Partnership Hub

We will be offering one-hour taster sessions, each month. Sessions will include a warm-up by our trained SBITC (Sky Blues in the Community) coaches, then participation in activities which can include, soft archery, skittles, quoits, soft darts, dominoes, cards, and bean bag toss.

Participants attending the taster sessions will then be invited to join our established two-hour dementia active sessions in either Coventry or Nuneaton.

Anyone who transitions over to the established programmes will be given two tickets to watch Coventry City FC play at the CBS Arena.

Upcoming dates:

• To be confirmed

Thoughtful healing for carers

Are you struggling?

Could you really do with someone to talk to? Someone outside your circle of family and friends; someone to whom you can say exactly what is spinning around in your head with 100% confidentiality

Do you want to speak to someone who has been through what you are going through and more importantly, understands that every single situation is different?

And after having that listening ear, could you do with some help to manage your anxieties and help you re-energise and move forward in this most difficult of times?

If so, I am here for you.

My name is Angela, I am a qualified NLP Practitioner and have a Diploma in Counselling.

I cared for my wonderful mum for years through dementia, strokes and macular degeneration and then had to take the painful decision of moving her to a care home when it was no longer the right thing to keep her at home, for her or me.

I then wanted to find a way to be there for people in the same situation, to support them and give them ways to help manage their feelings and energies, so I trained as an NLP Practitioner.

I would like to offer one or two sessions at the Dementia Hub Coventry to give you an opportunity to talk, be listened to without judgement and give you a couple of coping strategies.

The charge for room hire for 1 hour is £5.30 which would be payable by you, and is of course supporting the Dementia Hub at the same time.

If you are interested, please call me on 07752 437649 and we can arrange a mutually convenient time and I will arrange room availability.

Download and print the poster

Councillor drop-ins

Councillors Stephen Gray and Esther Reeves will be holding drop-in sessions on the second Wednesday of the month 11am – 1pm.

Please contact them in advance if you wish to book a dedicated slot or would like a private room to discuss your concerns.

• Esther.Reeves@coventry.gov.uk, phone number 07823 512321
• Stephen.Gray@coventry.gov.uk

Upcoming dates

• 13 November
• 11 December

Home Instead

Home Instead provides:

• Home Help - the benefits of a clean and tidy home are far-reaching.
• Companionship - sharing company with others brings a new lease of life.
• Personal Care - support to help individual service users with dignity and respect.
• Dementia Care - being proactive and not reactive.

Upcoming dates. Times 11am-1pm

• To be confirmed.

Social prescribers

Social prescribers can connect you with and help you access many services in your local community including:

• Healthy lifestyles and active living
• Arts, music, outdoor and creative activities
• Befriending, counselling and other support groups
• Helping you meet like-minded people and getting involved in local groups and activities around what is interesting to you
• Housing issues
• Welfare benefits, financial support and advice
• Access to employment, training, and volunteering
• Education and learning
• Support Carers in their role
• Identifying care needs

Love to Move with Fiona

The Love to Move Programme is an age and dementia-friendly seated gymnastics programme and is specially designed to get older people moving and functioning better. The programme achieves this by carefully integrating the use of gymnastic foundation skills, cognitive stimulation therapy and social interaction activities.

The Programme is led by Fiona Coombes, licensed deliverer.

When: Alternate Fridays

• Friday 6 December
• Friday 20 December

Singing for Health and Mind with Fiona

Music, and singing in particular, has been shown to boost brain activity and therefore plays an important part in slowing the progress of dementia. Music evokes emotions that bring memories, emotional and physical closeness. Singing is engaging and can shift mood, manage stress and stimulate positive interactions.

When: Alternate Fridays from 11am to 12noon.

• Friday 13 December

Session led by Fiona Coombe.

Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service

Drop-in sessions for those in the Armed Forces community affected by dementia.

Last Thursday of every month 1pm - 3pm

Download the Veterans Mental health and wellbeing service poster.