Dementia training for Surrey's unpaid carers
Dementia Training for Surrey carers
Community and day care venues around Surrey are hosting free sessions for carers of people with dementia.
Surrey County Council’s communities team is offering free training sessions to support you to provide the best possible care at home, helping your loved one to live safely and well.
There will be a variety of hour-long modules available, covering:
- Understanding dementia
- Nutrition and hydration
- Preventing falls
- Managing concerning behaviours
- Coping strategies and wellbeing
- Advanced dementia care
- Financial support
- Promoting dignity and independence during personal care
- Signposting information to other sources of support
When and where
Sessions start soon, and are being set up ‘on demand’ – i.e. in the areas where most carers request support. They look likely to start in Reigate/Banstead, but will be taking place across the county, and over the next several months.
If you are interested in the training sessions, please complete this short form saying where you are in which topics most interest you.
If you’d rather, you can get in touch with SCC directly.
You can email [email protected]; call 0300 200 1005 (or if deaf/hard of hearing, you can use text 07527 182 861), saying where you are in Surrey, and which of the above topics are of interest.
Travel costs help
If transport is going to be a challenge for you, SCC have a fund to cover your travel costs to and from events.
They can offer free transport assistance up to £100 (exceptions and conditions apply) to eligible participants on a first come first served basis. This can include taxi services, public transport fares, parking charges or fuel cost reimbursement. You must be registered as an unpaid carer with Action for Carers (see below).
Apply for transport costs to be reimbursed here: Free Dementia Transport application
If you’re not registered with ACS, and would like to access this travel help, you can register with ACS quickly here, or call us on 0303 040 1234.
Register with us for transport help
Further information
Find out more about the training offer on Healthy Surrey’s website.