Helping hand from Inverness building society for dementia support
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A helpline for those living with Alzheimer’s hopes a new partnership will boost the support it is able to offer.
Alzheimer’s Scotland has seen a 30 per cent rise in calls during lockdown, with prolonged isolation leading to more people reaching crisis point.
It has now been chosen as Scottish Building Society’s charity of the year and staff from the firm – which has a branch in Inverness – are to take part in manning the helpline as well as fundraising and promoting the charity’s wider range of services.
Paul Denton, Scottish Building Society chief executive, said: “Our members recognised the vital contribution Alzheimer Scotland makes and overwhelmingly voted to adopt them as charity of the year at out AGM.”
The helpline is available on 0808 808 3000.
