Important update about the Local Dementia Action Alliance website:
Alzheimer’s Society’s support for the Local Dementia Action Alliance (LDAA) website and the Dementia Friendly Communities recognition scheme will come to an end on 31 December 2023. As a result, the LDAA website will be closing on the 5 January 2024.
If you have any questions regarding the closure, please email dementiaactionalliance@alzheimers.org.uk.
What is a Local Dementia Action Alliance?
A Local Dementia Action Alliance (LDAA) is an easy structure for creating a Dementia Friendly Community (DFC).
A LDAA is a group of people representing different sectors within an area who have come together to create a DFC alongside local people affected by dementia.
A LDAA can be established at any level, be it a village, city, county or even a region. They can overlap geographically and member organisations are encouraged to participate in more than one community.
Find out about LDAAs in your area by searching below or selecting a region.
How to set up a Local Dementia Action Alliance
1. Establish a steering group
2. Speak to local people affected by dementia
3. Encourage local organisations to take action and sign up as a member
4. Decide on an action plan for your group
For advice on setting up a Local Dementia Action Alliance, here are some top tips.
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Burnham & Highbridge Dementia Action Alliance
Aiming to make the towns more dementia aware and more accessible for those with both physical and mental health issues.
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Burnley Dementia Action Alliance
The Burnley Dementia Action Alliance is a newly established alliance open to all new members committed to Burnley becoming a Dementia Friendly town.
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Bury Dementia Action Alliance
The Bury Dementia Action Alliance is made up of organisations across Bury, working together to radically improve the lives of people living with dementia and their carers.
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Bury St Edmunds Dementia Action Alliance
Bury St Edmunds DAA currently covers the principal town of St Edmundsbury District in West Suffolk.
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Buxton & High Peak Dementia Action Alliance
Working Towards a Dementia Friendly Buxton and the High Peak
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Calne Community Area
Calne Community Area DAA aim is to make sure that everyone from the Calne Community Area living with dementia is respected and enabled to continue to enjoy living their lives in their own community as well as possible for as long as possible
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Camberley Local Dementia Action Alliance
We are a group of businesses & other organisations who are concerned about supporting people affected by dementia in our community. We feel the best way of doing this is by consulting people with dementia and acting together as a group to effect changes
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Camden Dementia Action Alliance
Camden Dementia Action Alliance, Commissioned by the London Borough of Camden, works to develop Camden into a Dementia Friendly Community.
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Canford Heath Dementia Friendly Community Group
A project support group representing the local community has formed to move the ‘Making Canford Heath Dementia-Friendly’ initiative forward and help achieve the aims and objectives for the area
Achievements
Registered as a Dementia Friendly Community
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Cannock Chase Dementia Action Alliance
The Cannock Chase Dementia Action Alliance is made up of organisations across the district of Cannock Chase, working together to radically improve the lives of people living with dementia and their carers.