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Paying for dementia care in Northern Ireland

Paying for care can be worrying to think about. With the right information and support, you can better understand your options and make the right decisions for you. Read about the different ways to pay for care in Northern Ireland.

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Reviews and complaints in Wales

If the person with dementia or their carer has a complaint relating to any part of the process, it is best to try to resolve it with the person they have contact with, such as the assessor or social worker.

Care and support plans in Wales

Once an assessment has been carried out the next step is to organise the care and support.

Financial Assessment for care in Northern Ireland

To help decide who will pay for care, the trust will carry out a financial assessment. The financial assessment rules for homecare is different to the assessment rules for residential care.

Financial assessment for care in Wales

To help decide who will pay for care, the local authority will carry out a financial assessment. The financial assessment rules for homecare are different to the rules for a residential care home.

Services for people with young-onset dementia

Services for all people with dementia should try to help them maintain their day-to-day skills and develop new interests if they wish to. This page provides information on age appropriate services for younger people and help with locating them.

Dementia-friendly personal budgets

This page contains information about personal budgets and how we're working to make them more accessible for people affected by dementia.

Alzheimer's Society wants people affected by dementia to have choice and control over care and support

From the August/September 2016 issue of our magazine, Ian McCreath, Personal Choice Programme Manager, talks about work to ensure that people living with dementia have greater choice and control over their care and support.

Response to news on Personal Independent Payments (PIP) for people with dementia

Joy Watson is one of our highly valued ambassadors, doing a huge amount to raise awareness both of dementia and Alzheimer’s Society. She has recently seen her benefits to be cut.

Paying for dementia care in Northern Ireland

Reviews and complaints in Wales

Care and support plans in Wales

Financial Assessment for care in Northern Ireland

Financial assessment for care in Wales

Services for people with young-onset dementia

Dementia-friendly personal budgets

Alzheimer's Society wants people affected by dementia to have choice and control over care and support

Know your rights

Personal Choice Programme

Social workers reveal the extent of social care meltdown

Man with Alzheimer's disease overcharged for utilities and services

Response to news on Personal Independent Payments (PIP) for people with dementia

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