All our services are able to provide support to people living with dementia and their carers.

As the leading local provider of care for older people outside the statutory sector, working with an estimated 700 people per week across our ten services, we are increasingly in contact with people experiencing memory loss, confusion, cognitive impairment and dementia, both pre and post diagnosis.

For information about how we can help, please contact our friendly Information Officers, who will listen to your concerns and guide you to the services that can help.

Dementia is the biggest global social health crisis with over 55 million people diagnosed worldwide. Kingston has a higher age expectancy and an above average number of people with dementia than the rest of the UK.

Older People's Community Team

Our award-winning, evidence-based, community team is well established in Kingston, working in partnership with GPs. As a provider of universal services we have a broader appeal than condition-specific service providers and have an excellent understanding of the local health and social care landscape.  We work in partnership with the local voluntary sector, Kingston Council, GPs, Kingston Hospital, Your Healthcare CIC and NHS SW London.

Partnerships and multidisciplinary working

Our Social Prescribing Link Workers and Proactive Anticipatory Care Coordinators work alongside GPs, Adult Social Care, community health services, Kingston Hospital and community mental health services.  We provide a Home from Hospital Service people aged 65+ and/or registered with a Kingston GP. These services work with many individuals living with dementia and their unpaid carers.

Day centres and clubs

Staywell’s Raleigh House day centre in New Malden offers a universal model of day service. May of our users are living with dementia, cognitive impairment or some form of memory loss and/or functional mental health issues. The service provides opportunities for social interaction, stimulation and easy access to Staywell’s specialist Information and Advice and other support services (e.g. Help@Home). The Bradbury in Kingston welcomes people with low-level mental health issues, providing peer support.  Both services provide opportunities for carer respite.

For more information about any of these services, please contact us.

Dementia Prevention

You may also be interested in this blog from Dr Debbie Stinson, Staywell trustee and Consultant Psychiatrist at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.