Our Course for Carers provides carers with the tools…

  • to understand the disease,
  • to support their loved one as the disease progresses.
  • to help them look after themselves.

With a friendly, experienced team there is time to share your story and listen to others alongside useful information and coping techniques. There is always tea and cake as well!

Unlike other dementia related courses this is not a ‘how to do dementia care’ as no one size fits all. Instead it is a way of

  • understanding how we think and feel,
  • learning how we accept and process the pain it brings,
  • discovering how to start living life in a way that is better for us.

If the next course is a little way off, please refer yourself anyway so that we can be in touch.

Next course in 2026…

Location: Sholing Salvation Army Worship and Community Centre , 93 North East Road, Sholing. Southampton  SO19 8AF

Course Dates: September 14th and 28th, October 12th and 26th, November 9th and 23rd, December 7th

Course Times: 1-3pm

Course Leaders: Dr Ros Simpson and Karen Kingston

Course length: 7 sessions every 2 weeks

 

Parking is available behind the hall, off Pembroke Road with disabled access.

"Well, it is very uplifting for me as a carer, because I must say, I have felt very isolated. I didn't expect much to be honest, but talking to other carers and others living with Dementia, it uplifts us all. It really does. We have a lovely little community of friends. So Thank you."

Carer, Memory Cafe

“We have made new friends who understand the situation and it’s absolutely marvellous.”

Carer, Memory Cafe

“I like getting out and about, meeting people, having a laugh and a joke, all those sorts of things…”

Guest with Dementia, Memory cafe