About DISC

DISC- Dementia Information Service for Carers

This is an information service specifically for carers in Warwickshire.

DISC can help by giving advice and information on a range of topics including:

• Information about dementia such as what it is and its effects
• Helping to find the right Care Services that can support you and the person you care for
• Financial implications such as the cost of care and how to help someone manage their money, lasting power of attorney and decisions about care
• Discussing your options with care homes, voluntary organisations, social and health care services
• Your rights as a carer and your rights as a working carer
• How to maintain family relationships with the person with dementia, how to communicate and enjoy your time together and how to keep their social life as active as possible.

Telephone Helpline 0845 4379901

Have you checked out Dementia web?  It’s a new site all about dementia, there is access to factsheets, products to make life safer and more comfortable and information.  There are local sites and a national site.

www.dementiawebwarwickshire.org.uk for Warwickshire Site

www.dementiawebgloucestershire.org.uk/ for Gloucestershire Site

www.dementiawebbath.org.uk/ for Bath and North East Somerset Site

www.dementiaweboxfordshire.org.uk for Oxfordshire Site

www.dementiawebkentandmedway.org.uk for Kent and Medway Site

www.dementiaweb.org.uk for National Site

Guideposts Trust provides practical  support for people living at home with dementia.

Dementia web and DISC are the carers’ information service of Guideposts Trust Registered Charity 272619.

How helpful is the DISC website – let us know, we want this site to be responsive to carers’ needs. How can we make it better? – contact us