Dementia care in West Berkshire
Find a self-employed carer for dementia care anywhere in West Berkshire. It's free for families, and you choose who to speak to.
Cities and towns in West Berkshire
Villages in West Berkshire
- Aldermaston
- Aldermaston Soke
- Aldermaston Wharf
- Ashampstead
- Ashmore Green
- Beech Hill
- Beedon
- Beenham
- Boxford
- Bradfield
- Brightwalton
- Brimpton
- Brimpton Common
- Bucklebury
- Burghfield
- Burghfield Common
- Burnt Hill
- Chaddleworth
- Chapel Row
- Chieveley
- Cold Ash
- Compton
- Curridge
- East Garston
- East Ilsley
- Eastbury
- Eddington
- Enborne Row
- Englefield
- Farnborough
- Fawley
- Frilsham
- Great Shefford
- Greenham
- Hampstead Norreys
- Hamstead Marshall
- Hermitage
- Hungerford Green
- Inkpen
- Kintbury
- Lambourn
- Lambourn Woodlands
- Leckhampstead
- Little Hungerford
- Longlane
- Lower Basildon
- Lower Green
- Lower Padworth
- Midgham
- Mortimer
- New Town
- Old Warren
- Padworth Common
- Pangbourne
- Peasemore
- Shefford Woodlands
- Southend
- Stanford Dingley
- Stockcross
- Stratfield Mortimer
- Streatley
- Sulham
- Sulhamstead
- Theale
- Tidmarsh
- Tutts Clump
- Ufton Nervet
- Upper Basildon
- Upper Bucklebury
- Upper Lambourn
- Upper Woolhampton
- Wash Water
- West Ilsley
- Westbrook
- Wickham
- Winterbourne
- Woodlands St Mary
- Woolhampton
- World's End
- Yattendon
About dementia care
Someone familiar who comes at the same times each week and gets to know your loved one: their routines, what they enjoy, and what unsettles them. That might mean company and conversation, help with meals and drinks, gentle prompts to wash and dress, a walk or a trip to a club, and noticing how they are from one week to the next.
Questions families ask
My mum doesn't want a stranger in the house. What can we do?
That's very common. Many families start small, with an hour or two of company, a cup of tea or a walk, and the same person each time. Once they've become a familiar face, they can gradually help with more.
Can a self-employed carer give medication?
Most can remind and prompt. Anything more is agreed between you and the carer, depending on their experience. A pharmacist can suggest things that make it simpler, such as blister packs.
Is there help with the cost?
Attendance Allowance (Pension Age Disability Payment in Scotland) isn't means-tested, and a dementia diagnosis can also bring a Council Tax reduction. The local council can assess what support your loved one needs.
Helpful guides
Other help in West Berkshire
- Companionship
- Personal care
- Respite care
- Help after a hospital stay
- Overnight care
- Live-in care
- End of life support
- Meal preparation
- Shopping and errands
- Appointments and outings
- Medication reminders
- Light housework
- Regular cleaning
- Deep clean
- End of tenancy
- After builders
- Oven cleaning
- Carpet cleaning
- Window cleaning
- Ironing and laundry
- Decluttering
Are you a carer in West Berkshire?
Join Carers & Cleaners for £1 a year and be found by families looking for dementia care near you. There's no commission: you set your own rates and families pay you directly.
Carers & Cleaners is an introduction service. We don't vet or employ anyone, and what carers and cleaners tell us about themselves is self-declared. Families choose who to speak to and agree everything with them directly.