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September 2024 Update.
 Supporting people with dementia and their families
Saturday 21 September is World Alzheimer's Day. A global push to raise awareness, educate, encourage support of and demystify dementia. Alzheimer's Disease is the most common form of dementia, along with several others.
Here in Dudley our Dementia Gateway Service offers support to anyone worried about memory problems, helps with getting a dementia diagnosis and provides lots of dementia support services to people with dementia and their families. Find out more
Through September dementia information sessions are being held where people can find out more at the Gateway in Brierley Hill. You can call the hub on 01384 813315.
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Helping people with sight loss
It’s National Eye Health Week from 23 -29 Sept, promoting the importance of good eye health.
Dudley Council’s Vision Support Service works to help people who have significant sight loss – where glasses are unable to help them, cataracts are a problem, or they have a sight loss condition such as macular degeneration. The service will be highlighting the importance of good eye health, along with support that can help with sight loss, during Eye Health Week.
There's lots of information, advice and support on offer to anyone with sight loss, to make life easier from the service, including a free assessment at home, looking at how a person is managing, equipment that may help, home adaptations and other help with things such as help getting out and about with confidence.
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More support for unpaid carers
Dudley Carers Hub is now offering even more advice and practical support for unpaid carers of family members of friends. They have joined forces with Forward Carers and Action for Children to provide a specialist support service for young carers aged under 18, as well as more personalised support for all carers. Don't struggle on alone if you are a carer, ask for help to make your caring journey easier.
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Worried about falling?
Dudley Falls Prevention offers help to anyone aged over 65 who is worried about their mobility, or who has had a fall. The service can help you maintain your strength and balance and avoid any falls. If you have already taken a fall they will help you regain your mobility, confidence and independence. You can ask your GP, or nurse to refer you, or call the service yourself.
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Need a little help at home with daily activities?
If you are starting to struggle at home with things like using the bathroom , kitchen, bathing, climbing the stairs, washing or dressing, our online tool Living Well Feeling Safe Online can help.
It allows you to carry out an online self-assessment using a simple tick box list to understand your individual living circumstances at home. A personalised report is produced recommending support services and aids to help you. It includes information on where you can find these.
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Domestic abuse can happen to anyone
Domestic abuse can happen to anyone, including older people, and can take many forms. It includes physical or sexual abuse, violent or threatening behaviour, coercive or controlling behaviour or economic abuse. It doesn’t matter if it happens once or more, it’s still abuse.
Help and advice is available, including specialist support for older people, by calling 01384 455411.
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Protect yourself from winter illnesses
As we wave goodbye to summer, we need to be thinking about protecting ourselves from winter illnesses.
Flu vaccinations - will start from September for pregnant women, young children, people over 65, or in a care home. Look out for invites from your GP.
RSV - two new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programmes will be introduced in September. A programme to protect infants by vaccinating pregnant women (from 28 weeks) and a programme for older adults aged 75 to 79 years old
RSV is a common virus, but for some, it can be much more serious. The new vaccination will help to prevent thousands of cases of RSV, GP visits and hospital admissions. Find out more.
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If you require any assistance with regards to this document, or would like to request an interpreter, large print or audio version, please contact the
communications team on 01384 813400, or email L2L@dudley.gov.uk
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