Introduction
Hillingdon Carers Partnership was formed in 2015 to bid for the Combined Carers Services contract, which was awarded to the Partnership in early 2016.
What they offer
The Partnership offers a single point of access for carers. This means that, whatever service or combination of services carers might need, they only have to tell their story once and we will carry out a full Carers Assessment.
Carers can contact any one of the partners and we will communicate with each other to ensure they get what they need. With permission to share their information from the carer, all relevant services will wrap around them forming a circle of support.
With permission, we will also refer carers to other sources of support if they are more appropriate or better meet their needs. Click on each statement to find out more.
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A Dementia Support Service is specific to each person's needs and is decided in agreement with them. The service provides one to one support to people with dementia and carers which can be provided face to face, over the telephone or via written communication.
Our Dementia Support service is tailored to each person’s needs and all activity is agreed in advance with the carer, person with dementia and the wider family, if desired.
The service offers one-to-one support to people with dementia and their carers, which can be provided face-to-face, over the telephone or via written communication. The team also offers a home-visiting service for those families that might struggle to get out of the house.
Following an initial assessment, our Dementia Support Workers will provide information, guidance and practical support to help people to better understand dementia, to cope with day-to-day living and to plan for the future. The service also supports people to access other services.
A fuller assessment is completed over time. This enables us to better understand how the person hopes to benefit from our support, to address any money or legal matters, to clarify their personal goals and to plan to ensure they can continue to live well as the dementia progresses.
The team offers a range of opportunities that include training, social activities, Dementia Cafes, singing for the brain sessions, care calling, emotional support and also offers access to a whole range of other support through the Hillingdon Carers Partnership and beyond.
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Templeton Café
Fairfield Church, Windsor Close,
Northwood HA6 1PD
Fortnightly on Tuesdays, 1:00pm-2:30pmContact Madhuri 07740 433472 or Madhuri.kotecha@alzheimers.org.uk
Hayes Café
Hayes & Harlington Community Centre, Albert Road, Hayes UB3 4HR
Fornightly on Fridays, 10:30am-12:30pmContact Sam sam.pollard@alzheimers.org.uk
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Help from the Local Authority
Dementia is not a single illness but a group of symptoms caused by damage to the brain. It is more common in people over 65, but dementia can also affect younger people. Help for people living with dementia
Dementia groups and activities
All activities are free and open to Hillingdon residents living with dementia and their carers.
Dementia Activities - Please note: Booking is essential. To book or for more information, please email sdurner@hillingdon.gov.uk or call 01895 277137.
Tovertafel - Magic Tables
Come and visit our Magic Tables and enjoy a series of ‘light’ interactive games developed for people living with dementia and other disabilities.
We welcome both adults and children with special needs to come and discover the magic tables and enjoy them with their families or carers. Organisations are also welcome to make bookings.
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We are partners with Carers Trust Hillingdon so there are various services that are dementia specific within the wellbeing service.
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“I just wanted to thank you for the support you are giving Mum and Dad. It is really making a difference and makes Mums job easier particularly as she will listen to you and use the different strategies you talk to her about to good effect. Also, it is nice for her not to feel as alone now.”
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If you'd like to support people living with dementia to live well for longer, why not become a dementia friend?
Book onto one of our Dementia Friends sessions to learn more about what dementia is and how to live well with it. All sessions take place at 10:30am to 12:30pm, either in the Guest Room at Carers Trust Hillingdon in Uxbridge or online.
Wednesday 11th September
Wednesday 13th November
Friday 18th OctoberTo book, email sdurner@hillingdon.gov.uk or call 01895 277137.
Facilitated bSarah Durner
Sport and Physical Activity Senior Officer
London Borough of Hillingdon
Carers Short Breaks
Harlington Care provides well-trained and experienced care workers to take over care for the carer to give them a break. Under the contract, a carer can have up to four hours free replacement (respite) care per week, although this will be based on need as the service is in high demand.
Care workers are trained in all aspects of care and can provide personal care, peg feeding, and can meet many more needs. The initial assessment with the carer and their loved one will ensure that both parties are very clear about what can – and cannot – be provided.
If carers choose, they can top up their respite hours personally, either through a personal budget from Social Services, or their own money if they can afford to.
For further information please email us on info@harlingtoncare.org or call 01895 258888.
Tanya Willis Harlington Carer Manager
Julie Thompson Senior Care Practitioner for Hillingdon North
Donna Bourne Senior Care Practitioner for Hillingdon South
Specialist Mental Health Support
Hillingdon Mind offers practical, emotional, and psychological support to carers in the borough who are caring for a family member with a mental health issue and recognises the particular emotional and psychological impact this type of caring relationship has on carers.
Facilitated by Kat Wagner BCAP
Psychotherapist – Carers Mental Health
Hillingdon Mind
Forest Therapy is a way of immersing our senses in the atmosphere of the forest for relaxation and positive health and wellness benefits.
Forest therapy groups run on the last Friday of every month between 10am - 1pm. Locations vary.
For more information or to book a place, please contact Kat on kat@hillingdonmind.org.uk
When caring ends - supporting bereaved carers
We understand how difficult it can be to lose the person you care for and we want to offer help, whether a chat with our Bereavement volunteer or a coffee at The Robins Café and Sunflower Café.
Robins Café is on the second Wednesday of the month in Uxbridge, specifically for carers who have lost the person they care for.
Sunflower Café is on the second Thursday of the month at Michael Sobel House for the bereaved who are seeking a supportive space to meet others with similar life experiences. If you would like to attend one of the above please email Julia: jchipperfield@harlingtonhospice.org
Give Space was co-founded by drama and movement therapists Rachel and Becci, who are UK Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered drama therapists and members of BADth (the British Association of Drama therapists).
Give Space was established in 2020 in response to increasing mental health need. They offer dramatherapy groups one-to-ones and wellbeing workshops.
Dramatherapy is a form of client-led psychotherapy that allows participants to explore their thoughts and feelings, and consider events that may have been difficult. Wellbeing workshops are more skills-based, offering psychoeducation about themes such as managing difficult emotions, body image or exam stress.
