Lucy Wheeler is the marketing manager at Age Concern Hampshire, where she works to raise awareness of services that support older people to stay independent, connected and well across Hampshire.
During the recent Dementia Action Week, Age Concern Hampshire was proud to support the launch of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Dementia Alliance - a new collaborative network bringing together organisations, carers, community groups and people with lived experience to improve support for those affected by dementia across our region.
Dementia touches the lives of so many people.
Whether through a personal diagnosis, supporting a loved one, or simply wanting to better understand the condition, many families across Hampshire know first-hand the challenges that can come with navigating services and finding the right support.
The new Alliance has been created with a simple but important goal: to help make dementia support easier to find, more connected and better coordinated across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
By bringing organisations together, the Alliance aims to improve signposting, share good practice and strengthen local support networks, helping ensure people can access the right support at the right time.
At Age Concern Hampshire, we know how important community-based support can be for older people and their families.
Alongside our wider services, we support many people living with dementia through our Care & Wellbeing Centres, social opportunities and wider community support.
Often, what people need most is not just practical help, but reassurance, understanding and the knowledge that they are not facing things alone.
One of the most positive things about the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Dementia Alliance is that it brings together not only organisations, but also the voices of people with lived experience and unpaid carers.
Those experiences are incredibly important in helping shape how support develops in the future.
We are also incredibly proud that Age Concern Hampshire has taken a leading role in helping establish the Alliance.
Our head of strategy, partnerships & community impact, Brogan Rehill, has dedicated a huge amount of time and energy into helping bring partners together and driving the initiative forward.
Her passion for improving support for people affected by dementia has been instrumental in getting the Alliance off the ground.
While Dementia Awareness Week provides an important moment to raise awareness, this work is about much more than one week in the calendar.
The Alliance hopes to continue growing over the coming months and years, building stronger partnerships and helping create clearer pathways and better support for people affected by dementia across our communities.
Better support for dementia, through working together.
For further information, please email supporters@ageconcernhampshire.org.uk or visit ageconcernhampshire.org.uk.
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