# Dementia Friendly Largs and District (SCIO)

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC051491
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Jan. 12, 2022
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC051491


## Contact

- **Address:** Robert F Duff &amp; Co, 5 Main Street, Largs
- **Postcode:** KA30 8AA
- **Website:** https://www.dementialargs.co.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of health&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;

**What the charity does:** To advance the promotion of health in particular those living with dementia and their carers within Largs and to address their needs with reference to their disability. We help people living with dementia and their carers access the services and support available to them in the local community. We work closely with other organisations involved with dementia. We have designed an information booklet listing the local services available and developed our own website. We distribute emergency bottles to people to hold their personal information at home for emergency services and work with the police in this. We organise music events at care homes, celebrating memories of football events and run Tai Chi classes. We organise annual Memory Walk events where people can participate in memory of their loved ones. We have arranged for the Virtual Memory Bus to attend Largs several times to allow local people to gain a better insight to dementia.

**Objectives:** The organisation&#x27;s purposes are:  To advance the promotion of health within Largs and district with particular reference to those living with dementia and their carers  To promote the human rights of those living with dementia and their carers in Largs and district so that they have equal ability to participate in the life and work of the town  To address the needs of those living with dementia and their carers living within Largs and district with reference to their disability and related financial hardship





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** North Ayrshire
- **Geographical spread:** Wider, but within one local authority area






