Nationwide and Dementia UK team up to offer free dementia support clinics in Ayrshire
Nationwide and Dementia UK are teaming up again to offer free face-to-face clinics in Ayrshire.
As part of a Scotland-wide drive to offer specialist support in a safe, comfortable and private space, the clinics are visitng Ayr, Irvine and Kilmarnock next month.
Hosted by Dementia UK's Admiral Nurses, the clinics are open to anyone impacted by dementia, offering life-changing support to families and individuals in the area. The clinics will take place over the next month, and appointments can be booked via Dementia UK's website here.
The clinics will offer practical and emotional advice on all aspects of dementia – from worries about memory problems, understanding a diagnosis and how the condition can progress to help with financial and legal issues.
To book a confidential and in-person appointment with an Admiral Nurse in Scotland visit Dementia UK's website here. The clinics will visit:
Irvine, 16 Bridgegate KA12 8BQ – August 20
Ayr, 178 High Street KA7 1RQ – August 21
Kilmarnock, 116 King Street KA1 1PG – August 22
Ruby Guild, Admiral Nurse at Dementia UK, said: 'We're looking forward to returning to Scotland. Nationwide branches offer a safe and private space for people to access specialist support for dementia, and the Fairer Futures partnership is helping us bring face-to-face support to people in a familiar location.'
Debbie Crosbie, Chief Executive Officer of Nationwide, said: 'Nationwide wants to help people live their best life possible, for as long as possible. By working with Dementia UK to fund more Admiral Nurses and turning our branches into dementia clinics, we're helping to tackle the country's leading cause of death.
'As a mutual, we work for the good of society as well as our members. We believe this and Nationwide Fairer Futures will change hundreds of thousands of lives for the better.'
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