Barnsley Independent Alzheimer's and Dementia Support (BIADS)
Help for today - Hope for tomorrow
Help for today - Hope for tomorrow
We have an ever growing range of services we can offer you.
If you need to know more about the services that BIADS offer or if you would like to see us provide other services you can email us here or you can phone us on 01226 280057.
Winner of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Service Excellence Awards 2011 for Best Voluntary Service Provision.
Helpline
If you need information or advice about Alzheimer's or other dementias, signposting to the services available locally or just someone to listen and help you through the problems you are experiencing, we are here for you.
Our helpline staff are former carers with over 24 years' experience in dementia support who understand the situation you are in and the difficulties you may be facing.
We have a wide ranging knowledge of the challenges you face and will be here for you throughout your journey with this devastating illness.
Our helpline is number is 01226 280057.
'I know there will be someone there for me when I don't know where to turn'
Befriending Service for People with Dementia
Our Befriending Co-ordinator Janine Jowett is busy setting up this innovative project.
The scheme will be volunteer led and will see BIADS in the community reaching out to more people with dementia who are currently isolated and unable to access our central services.
If you need to know more please visit our Befriending Service for People with Dementia page.
If you would like to be considered as a befriender for people with dementia then you can email us here or you can phone Janine on 01226 280057
Befriending Service for Carers
If you are the carer of someone with dementia the road can be a lonely one and often our own family and friends find it hard to understand or cope with the illness. We can match you with a trained volunteer who will be there for you, the carer, throughout the illness offering you help and friendship.
If you need to know more please visit our Befriending Service for Carers page.
If you would like to be considered for a befriender then you can email us
here
or you can phone us on 01226 280057
'Having Jean visit is like a breath of fresh air, we have such a laugh; she brings some normality back into my life when I feel as if everyone has forgotten about how I am feeling'
Carer Support
Jacky Phelan is our Carer Support Worker. Her job is to ensure that all carers who make contact with us have access to all of the information and advice they need and are fully aware of the services BIADS is able to offer them.
Carer support can be as involved as you wish, maybe just a phone call every couple of months to see how things are going if that is all you need or maybe we will see you every week at events or speak to you whenever you have a question or need advice.
If you need to know more about carer support please visit our Carer Support page.
If you need to know more about carer support then you can email us
here
or you can phone Jacky on 01226 280057
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is a group treatment specifically designed for people with dementia. It is the only non-pharmacological treatment recommended by NICE guidelines to promote memory function.
CST is a programme of group activities designed to use existing memory skills and stimulate new ways of recalling information, opinions and personal values. CST sessions run for one hour twice a week for seven weeks and then weekly for four months.
CST is run in conjunction with NHS Barnsley Day Services Team.
For more information contact BIADS on 01226 280057.
If you need to know more please visit our Cognitive Stimulation Therapy page.
Circle Dancing
Circle dancing is something we at BIADS are passionate about, it is a dance form practised throughout the world but here in Barnsley the steps have been especially adapted for people affected by dementia.
If you would like to join us circle dancing why not contact us to find out more details and see if this is suitable for you.
BIADS offers two circle dancing classes.
Circle Dancing for Couples (Carers and the person with dementia)
These classes aim to promote the bond between carers and the person they care for with dementia to create
a stronger and more sustainable relationship through circle dancing.
BIADS Circle Dances
These classes are run on a more social basis - anyone can join in.
You dont need a partner.
There is a small charge for both classes towards room hire and refreshments.
If you need to know more please visit our Circle Dancing page.
If you need to know more about circle dancing you can email us
here
or you can phone us on 01226 280057.
'Laughter, beautiful music, friendship and support and a chance to connect as equals again is what circle dancing means to me.'
Jabadao
Jabadao is music and movement and is ideal for people with dementia.
There is no right or wrong way to take part - you just 'go with the music'.
Each Jabadao session will last for one hour and then there will be time for a cuppa.
Jabadao sessions are for people with dementia and are run in conjunction with the PCT's physiotherapists in the mental health service.
If you need to know more about jabadao please visit our Jabadao page.
If you need to know more then you can email us
here
or you can phone us on 01226 280057
BIADS Singers
Most of us love music and having the chance to sing the songs we love. We have found that people with dementia are still able to participate and get joy from this activity. When communicating becomes harder and short term memories are wiped away those affected by dementia retain the ability to remember the songs they have always loved from their past and like nothing better than to be able to join with friends to have a good old sing-a-long.
We hold regular informal singing groups a year, see our BIADS Singers page where everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy themselves.
Tell us what your favourite songs are, feel free to get up and dance and join in as much or as little as you want. The singing sessions are for carers and people with the illness and are free to take part.
If you need to know more please visit our BIADS Singers page.
If you need to know more about the BIADS singers you can email us
here
or you can phone us on 01226 280057.
Keeping In Touch (KIT) Club
If your role as carer ends because your loved one passes away or enters long term care you can often feel abandoned by the services you have been involved with. Also the loss, after what can be many years of caring, of the focus in your life can leave you feeling isolated with bereavement difficulties specific to this illness.
Our group meets regularly to support each other through this period and helps us to get back into mainstream life.
If you need to know more please visit our KIT Club page
If you need to know more about the KIT Club you can email us here
or you can phone us on 01226 280057.
BIADS Monthly Meetings - Time for Tea
BIADS Monthly Meetings are held at the Baptist Church, Union Street, Barnsley, S70 1JJ, between 2pm and 4pm.
Here members have the chance to relax, get together, enjoy light refreshments whilst finding out what's happening at BIADS and how they can get involved.
Meet people who are coping with living and caring for people with dementia in a friendly and safe environment who can offer information, experiences, advise and support to people in the same situation as themselves.
We are hoping that for some meetings we will be able to have guest speakers who can give information and advice about living and coping with dementia.
If you need to know more please visit our BIADS Monthly Meetings page.
Holidays
Become a member of BIADS and find out about the holidays we organise each year.
Get a chance for a break from the everyday routine and join in with new and old friends on a seaside or country
holiday where everyone supports each other in a friendly and safe environment.
Checkout our Diary of Events page for the latest holidays.
Day Trips and Social Events
Become a member of BIADS and get details of all our upcoming social events. Enjoy a social life with friends and family and support your peers with the tea dances, parties and day trips.
Checkout our Diary of Events page for the latest events.
Want to know more
If you need to know more about the services that BIADS offer or if you would like to see us provide other services you can email us here or you can phone us on 01226 280057.