DementiaRoadmap
Promoting living well with dementia across Scotland
Assistive technology
Assistive technology are devices or systems that help you with everyday life.
You can use technology in many ways, such as helping with everyday tasks and activities, improving your safety and monitoring your health. Some technology can also help people to support you. Technology can help with:
- memory
- difficulty with planning and carrying out each step of a task
- communication, including speech and hearing
- mobility
- keeping safe inside and outside the home
- staying independent and self-confident
- socialising and doing things you enjoy.
To find out more about the benefits assistive technology can bring visit: Telecare Service/Community Alarm – West Dunbartonshire HSCP
Information
Services
Information
- Eligibility Criteria for Adult ServicesEligibility Criteria for adult social care services in West Dunbartonshire including and easy read version.
- My Life AssessmentHow to access support from West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care services
- Making your home dementia friendlyThis booklet published by the Alzheimer's Society aims to help people with dementia to live well in their own home. It describes ways to create or adapt the home environment so that it remains a safe and familiar place. This can help make daily living activities easier and keep people in touch with the things they enjoy doing.
- Telehealth and Telecare AwareThis online information portal provides a news and information service for people interested in telecare and telehealth.
- Making your home a better place to live with dementiaThis briefing published by Care and Repair England outlines how people might adapt their homes to help better manage the symptoms associatted with dementia.
- Assistive technology – devices to help with everyday livingThis factsheet published by the Alzheimer's Society explores technological developments that can help make life easier for people with dementia and their carers in certain situations.
Services
- Social Security ScotlandSocial Security Scotland can provide financial assistance for people living with dementia. Visit https://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/benefitshttps://www.socialsecurity.gov.scot/benefits
- Care Information ScotlandCare Information Scotland provide information and advice if you look after someone, need care yourself or are planning for your future care needs. 0800 011 3200https://www.careinfoscotland.scot/
- Community Alarms TeamThe Community Alarms Team can assist with technology to help you remain independent at home. Support encompasses sensors and a community alarm. Please call the team for more information.West Dunbartonshire, UK0141 232 2316CAlarm.admin@west-dunbarton.gov.ukhttps://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/health-social-care/adults-older-people/telecare-service-community-alarm/
- Ask ADAMA Digital platform where you can find out about helpful technology to help maintain health and wellbeing.https://www.alzscot.org/adam
- Alzheimer’s Society ShopAt Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today, and providing hope for the future.0333 366 0035https://shop.alzheimers.org.uk/
- Meet ADAMHelping you find technology products matched to your needs. Based on unbiased, trusted recommendations from people with lived experience of long-term conditions.
- Alzheimer’s Society – Keeping Safe At HomeAt Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today, and providing hope for the future.0333 150 3456https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/staying-independent/keeping-safe-home
- Alzheimer Scotland – Dementia Safeguarding SchemeAlzheimer Scotland is Scotland’s national dementia charity. Our aim is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone.0808 808 3000https://www.alzscot.org/
- Care at Home Dumbarton/AlexandriaThe aim of the Care at Home service is to assist vulnerable people, of all ages, to live independently within their own homes wherever possible.16 Church Street, Dumbarton G82 1QL, UK01389 776498https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/health-social-care/adults-older-people/care-at-home/
- Care at Home ClydebankThe aim of the Care at Home service is to assist vulnerable people, of all ages, to live independently within their own homes wherever possible. Clydebank Health and Care Centre, Queens Quay Main Avenue, Clydebank G81 1BS, UK0141 232 2319https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/health-social-care/adults-older-people/care-at-home/
- Community Older People’s Team Clydebank (COPT)The Community Older Peoples Team (COPT) is made up of Health and Social Care staff including social workers, nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy. The team provide assessments and interventions to enable people to remain in the community and to support carers. The service is for ...Clydebank Health and Care Centre, Queens Quay Main Avenue, Clydebank G81 1BS, UK01389 811760http://www.wdhscp.org.uk/adults-and-older-people/living-independently-at-home/community-older-peoples-team/
- Playlist for LifeBeing able to respond to music is the one thing dementia cannot destroy. Playlist for Life encourages families and caregivers to create a playlist of personally meaningful music on an iPod for people with dementia. 3 Castle Court, Carnegie Campus, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, KY11 8PBhttp://www.playlistforlife.org.uk/
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