The dementia service provides information, health education, assessment, advice and treatment if you have:
- mild cognitive impairment and are at risk of significant decline
- memory loss that is significant enough to impact on your ability to carry out activities of daily living
- a diagnosis of dementia
The dementia service is nurse-led service.
Our aims are to:
- deliver person-centred care
- share information with families and caregivers about dementia in order to better prepare them for their caring role
- reduce hospital admissions for people living with dementia
- improve quality of life for people living with dementia
- enable people living with dementia to live independently for as long as possible in their preferred place of care
- support family and caregiver relationships through Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST)
- support advanced care planning
- ensure that the person living with dementia is able to have a dignified death in their preferred place of care.
To be seen by the dementia service you must:
- be registered with a Kingston GP
- no longer be under the care of the memory clinic or SW London mental health team for older people
- have clinical as well as social care needs (people who only have social care needs should be referred to Kingston Adult Social Care)
We work closely with other professionals in health and social care as well as with voluntary organisations to deliver an integrated service.