Younger Persons with Dementia Team

We are a countywide dedicated team who complete assessments, diagnosis and follow up as required for people under the age of 65 with Early Onset Dementia.

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Younger Persons with Dementia Team

Our team aims to provide specialist assessment, timely diagnosis, and support for adults under the age of 65 with early-onset dementia. We can give assessments either within a clinic setting or a person's home. We hope to help minimise a person's experience of impairment and disability. We aim to empower them to live well with dementia.

By using local community resources, we aim to enhance social inclusion and individual support networks. We also support family and carers to maintain their health and wellbeing needs.

Who is this service for? For adults up to the age of 65 years.

Address

York House, Isebrook Hospital, Irthlingborough Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 1LP

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How do I register for this service?

Referrals can be made via GP, healthcare professionals, and the voluntary sector. Find out more and complete and online referral form.

Worried about your memory - what can you do?

If you have any concerns about your memory talk to your GP.
There are some physical conditions and medications that can cause memory disturbances and your GP can rule these out with some simple blood tests.
Your GP may complete a basic memory test with you.
If your GP feels It appropriate after following our referral criteria they may refer you to our for further specialist assessment.

Professionals

The younger people with dementia team provide a memory assessment service for people under the age of 65 and also provide on-going support for those who have a diagnosis of dementia and have a high level of need, display significant risk, or require medication monitoring.

Who to refer:

People under the age of 65 with a Northamptonshire GP
People who have unexplained memory problems/suspected dementia which requires further investigation
People with a dementia diagnosis whose needs warrant secondary mental health intervention (e.g. high level of need, presenting with high and unpredictable levels of risk)
People taking cognitive enhancing medication
People living in their own homes, in hospital, in prison, in care homes or who are homeless

You can find a decision-making guide for GPs by clicking here.

Who not to refer / who can best be helped elsewhere

People over the age of 65 - should be referred to their local Memory Assessment Team by clicking here
People with a known brain injury (e.g. as a result of an accident or single stroke) with a cognitive impairment which has not worsened since the injury - they should instead be referred to the Community Brain Injury service by clicking here
People with a known learning disability with secondary memory problems (unless dementia is also suspected) - they should be referred to their local Learning Disabilities team by clicking here
People with Multiple Sclerosis or Parkinson's Disease who have a mild level of memory disturbance secondary to their illness, which is not impacting upon their everyday life (this would be classed as cognitive impairment rather than dementia) - they should normally be given written information about how they can help their memory unless there are other concerns about risk (please contact team for copies)
People who require a package of care (social care) rather than health interventions - please refer the person to Adult care via the NCC website by clicking here.

If you are unsure please feel free to contact the team on: 01933 415511

Ready to make a referral?

click here to make a referral

Please note, on Monday 24 March an updated version of this referral form will be published, including some changes to the layout of the form and some new mandatory fields to ensure we have the right information to process your referral straight away. Another new feature will include the ability to save your form and complete it later (for example, if you are interrupted during the referral completion process.

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