This is what’s on at the Dementia Hwb Swansea this week 1st May – 7th May. The Hwb is open 11am – 3pm 7 days a week (apart from Bank Holidays) for information finding and support, drop in for a chat about questions you may have on memory issues or dementia.
This week’s schedule of organisation visits is listed below, this is subject to change at short notice.
Monday
CLOSED BANK HOLIDAY
Tuesday
Lucille from Swansea Carers Centre
Wednesday
Anne, benefits and welfare officer for Swansea Carers Centre
Julia, from the Community Memory Support Team from Swansea Bay University Health Board
Memory Assessments Available Today – please call 01792304519 to book
Thursday
Elaine, from the Swansea Dementia and Carer Project from SCVS
Friday
Julia, from the Community Memory Support Team from Swansea Bay University Health Board
Saturday& Sunday
Open from 11-3 both Saturday and Sunday for information and someone to chat.
Blue Badges & Herbert Protocol
As well as being able to help with Blue Badge applications, the Hwb can help with completing Herbert Protocol, for use in the event of a loved one with dementia going missing.
Safe Space & LFTs
The Hwb has also become a Swansea BID recognised ‘Safe Space’ (badge is displayed in the window), meaning that passers by will know that they can come to the Hwb for safety and support.
Also working in collaboration with Social Services the Hwb has become a distribution centre for LFT (Covid-19 Lateral Flow Tests) kits for unpaid carers or personal assistants for clinically vulnerable people.
For any more details please contact support@dementiafriendlyswansea.org or call the Hwb on 01792 304519