NATIONWIDE and Dementia UK’s free face-to-face clinics are returning to Nationwide branches in Wales, offering specialist support in a safe, comfortable and private space for people to discuss any aspect of dementia.

The clinics will visit:

Abergavenny on 21 High Street on June 30 and July 1, Monmouth 4 Church Street on July 2 and Wrexham on 21-23 Regent Street on June 1,2 and three.

Hosted by Dementia UK’s Admiral Nurses, the clinics are open to anyone impacted by dementia, offering life-changing support to families and individuals in the area.

The clinics will offer practical and emotional advice on all aspects of dementia from worries about symptoms through to getting a diagnosis and understanding how the condition can progress.

Ahead of appointments, Dementia UK, the specialist dementia nursing charity, has shared tips on how to look after yourself while caring for a loved one with dementia.

Nearly one million people are estimated to be living with dementia in the UK today. With more people than ever taking on the role of caring for a friend or family member living with the condition, shining light on the ways in which a person can look after their emotional and physical wellbeing has never been more important.

To help carers look after their own health and wellbeing, Dementia UK has issued a list of tips and advice:

Reach out to family and find support services, take time for yourself, enjoy time with the person you care for, talk to your employer.

Caring for a person with dementia can be physically and mentally demanding, but it’s important to know that you’re not alone. Dementia UK’s Admiral Nurses are there to support the whole family.

The clinics in Wales are part of Nationwide’s social impact strategy, Fairer Future, which addresses four of the UK’s biggest social issues through charity partnerships. Family poverty (Action for Children), your homelessness (Centrepoint), dementia (Dementia UK) and cancer (The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity). Nationwide is funding 30 dementia specialist Admiral Nurses and is hosting clinics in over 230 Nationwide branches across the country.

Lesley Potter, Admiral Nurses at Dementia UK, said: “We’re looking forward to returning to Wales to offer support and advice to families affected by dementia in the area.

“Since the launch of our clinic programme, in partnership with Nationwide Building Society, we have been able to support thousands of people across the country with the lifeline of an Admiral Nurse, helping to ensure no one faces dementia alone.”

Charlotte Kensett, Director of Customer Experience Social Impact for Nationwide for Nationwide, said:

“Dementia impacts millions of families and that’ why we’re incredibly proud to have brough life-changing support into 230 of our branches and helped more than 30,000 people through our partnership with Dementia UK.

To book a confidential and in-person appointment with an Admiral Nurse in Wales, visit: dementiauk.org/information-and-support/how-we-can-support-you/admiral-nurse-clinics/nationwide/?misc=media.