Welcome to Dementia Friendly Worthing

We are dedicated to supporting people living with dementia, their familiesand carers; providing advice, and guidance on local services, social events and activities. The Worthing Dementia Hub, funded by the Lottery Community Fund is working in partnership with Abbeyfield Ferring.

The Worthing Dementia Hub is now open at 127 South Farm Road, Worthing, BN14 7AX. Please check our calendar for details of opening hours, services, events and drop-in times.

Dementia support and services in the Worthing area

Our aim is to help you locate the right dementia support and services to improve your circumstances whether you have just been diagnosed with dementia or, you are caring for someone in your family who has the disease.

There is online support from a number of charities including Alzheimer’s Dementia Connect and Dementia UK and we have more numbers on our information page.

Events

Services & support

Helplines

1 in 14
People over 65 in the UK have dementia

100+ hours per week
The time 36% of unpaid carers spend caring due to dementia

£13.9 billion pa
The UK saves thanks to unpaid family dementia carers

My local services

Services available in the Worthing area for people with dementia.

Stay Active

A new respite service for people between West Worthing and Littlehampton. Available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Stay Social

Flexible morning or afternoon sessions for people with memory problems at the Abbeyfield Centre, Ferring.

GPs and Diagnosis

Explaining what to expect when you first go to see your doctor and what happens next.

About Dementia Friendly Worthing

The Worthing Area Dementia Forum first met in October 2013, as bi-monthly public meetings at venues such as Guild Care and the Worthing Alzheimer’s Society. Supported by these charities and Carers Support West Sussex and Coastal West Sussex Mind, our aim was to establish a dementia friendly community in the Worthing area.

Our vision is to create an inclusive dementia friendly community where people living with dementia, and their family carers, are active participants within the community. A place where people with dementia can remain independent and have choice and control over their lives within a safe and rewarding supportive environment.

Worthing’s dementia-friendly community, with its many dementia friends of all ages, and from all walks of life, are already having a positive impact.

Abbeyfield Ferring is working in partnership with the Worthing Dementia Hub to deliver local services for people living with dementia in the Worthing area.

Stay Active is a respite service for people with dementia (of any age), who enjoy being social and out and about.

Stay Social provides motivating activities for people who are concerned about their memory. Sessions are held at the Abbeyfield Centre, Ferring and cost £25 per session.

For service details please phone: Lynsey Tran 07903 720 208

VISIT ABBEYFIELDFERRING.ORG.UK FOR MORE INFORMATION

We have a long tradition of supporting people living with dementia and their carers.

A wide range of support either at our centre or out in the community providing valuable respite care for carers.

Haviland House – a specialist dementia care home rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC for its responsiveness

Linfield House – nursing home with a small 11-bed suite dedicated to dementia care – suitable for couples

VISIT GUILDCARE.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION