Dementia
Page updated on: 23/04/2024
Dementia is a condition in the brain that makes it hard for a person to remember, learn and communicate. The symptoms of Dementia including memory loss, confusion, mood changes and difficulty with day-to-day tasks. There are many causes of dementia, with Alzheimer's being the most common.
If you are concerned that you may have dementia, you will need to make an appointment to see your doctor, who may refer you to a memory clinic.
If you do have dementia you can seek support from a variety of organisations without need for a formal assessment.
Not everyone who has dementia will need care and support from us.
However, if you need support from us you can request an assessment of your care and support needs by contacting Delta Well-being by telephone: 0300 333 2222 or by requesting an assessment.
Social Care & Health
Are you worried about an adult/child?
Charges for care at home
Contact us
Day opportunities
Dementia
Direct Payments
Disability and Autism
Drugs / alcohol misuse
Factsheets
Getting out & about
How to get help
Independent Professional Advocacy
Mental Health
Request an assessment
Residential & nursing care
Shared lives
Short Breaks
Sight / hearing loss
Social Care Services Complaints & Compliments
Support at home
Support for carers
Supported Housing
The Skills Hub
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)
Draft Charging Policy for Social Care Services 2024
- Service charges
- Residential placements
- Short term/Respite stays at a care home
- Direct payments
- Financial assessment
- Benefits advice
- Minimum Income Amount (MIA)
- Night-time services (Non-residential)
- Treatment of income
- Treatment of capital
- Treatment of property
- People who lack capacity
- Managing property and finances
- Advocacy
- Deferred payments
- Invoicing for charges
- Non-payment of charges and debt
- Deprivation of Assets
- Additional costs (AC) for permanent / temporary admissions to a care home
- Additional costs (AC) for respite/short-term admissions to a care home
- Application of the rules to individual cases
- Reviews and methods of appeal
- Appendix 1 - Variations/adjustments to charges for financially assessed services
- Appendix 2 - Operational rules for commencement and termination of packages of care and support
More from Social Care & Health
