Local Dementia Resources cut

[UnhappyAndYouKnowIt]

I live in an area with higher than average rates of dementia and almost a year wait for assessment. Now the local government have cut the budget for the service that helps families with dementia. The council say it's a "duplicate service" and that social workers will pick up the extra work when the dementia staff are gone.

I can't see how it's a duplicate service. There's nowhere else you can walk in for help when your loved one thinks they're an imposter or won't eat or can't stop crying. If you ask for a social worker, you have to wait months and then they might not be able to do anything. You can't get through to the GP at all.

There need to be more places like this, not less. (Just because the local council spent all their money on a hotel that never opened, doesn't mean they can let down vulnerable people.)

If you feel comfortable sharing this article from the local paper to help campaign, please do. Some of the carers will be on ITV this morning too.

https://www.facebook.com/share/KwUmHiLLAro5UAbx/?mibextid=WC7FNe

It’s just terrible and sadly happening all over the country.

When my poor mum was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s 8 years ago we had a great dementia team within our two local hospitals. We had such support and lots of advice and courses where run to help my mum and also us as carers but since Covid came and went these services have all closed down and the care handed over to our gp.

Which is simply ludicrous, our gp services are struggling enough as it is and they have zero experience of dealing with dementia.

My mum and dad are lucky that they have my sister and I to help them but I feel for the many sufferers out there who are just left to it. It’s inhumane, I despise our governments for doing this to people when they are at there most vulnerable and have very little faith labour will bring about a return to these services.