Dementia Action Week is a national event that sees the public coming together to take action to improve the lives of people affected by dementia

Research shows there are more than 944,000 people in the UK who have dementia. 1 in 11 people over the age of 65 have dementia in the UK. The number of people with dementia is increasing because people are living longer. It is estimated that by 2030, the number of people with dementia in the UK will be more than 1 million.

Age Exchange has supported people living with dementia and their carers for over 40 years through reminiscence arts and wellbeing projects. Our Creative Dementia programme provides opportunities for wellbeing activities, arts, socialising and peer to peer support for 150 people living with dementia and their carers through 8 different groups in Blackheath and Lambeth.

Please visit us during this week to show your support and have a chat with our lovely staff and volunteers if you have any questions about dementia. We will have pamphlets and flyers about our creative groups as well general dementia advice in the cafe.

We are asking visitors to donate when picking up a ribbon to show their support all this week.

What could £1,000 help Age Exchange to achieve?

£1,000 could fund a whole day of group activities for 35 people living with dementia and their carers

£1,000 could pay for 10 one-to-one support session delivered in the home

£1,000 could fund 50 afternoons of targeted dementia activities

£1,000 could pay for transport for 100 couples to attend group sessions

Make a donation today

Thank you for your support and generosity.

Art Exhibition

The artwork in the cafe is part of the All Aboard project with the Royal Museums Greenwich. This project used stories of sea voyages contained in journals and diaries to inspire memories and creativity around the subject of travel and better connect with people living with dementia and their carers.

We will be screening photographs of artwork made from our Creative Dementia programme in the cafe.

Dementia Action Week resources

Carers Hub Lambeth
Age UK Lambeth
Lambeth Council
Dementia Support Lambeth, Alzheimer's Society
Dementia support, Carers Lewisham
Lewisham Council
Lewisham Dementia Support, Alzheimer's Society
Greenwich Carers
Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich support
Adults and Older People Greenwich Community Directory
Alzheimer's Society