Network of dementia cafes for Sandwell

A £50,000 network of dementia cafés has opened in Sandwell to help the thousands of people in the borough affected by the condition.

Sandwell Council has worked with Accord Housing Association and other local organisations to launch cafés in the six towns.

More than 3,200 people in the borough are living with dementia, over one per cent of the population, and this figure is expected to continue to rise.

The cafés will give people with dementia and their carers somewhere to go for information, support and advice, and the chance to meet other people.

The two hour drop in cafés are hosted monthly at various venues, at different times, and attended by a coordinator.

Other organisations involved in the scheme are Sandwell Mind, Options for Life, the West Bromwich African Caribbean Resource Centre and BUDS.

For more information or to register interest in attending, telephone Nicole Beeching on 0300 111 7000 or 07818 840982, or email nicoleb@accordha.org.uk