This page brings together a range of local dementia support, activities, and services available across Stirling, Clackmannanshire, and Falkirk. It is designed to help people living with dementia, their families, carers, and friends find practical help, social connection, and specialist advice.
Please check directly with providers for the most up-to-date information on dates, times, and availability.
- Alzheimer Scotland Brain Health & Dementia Resource Centre aims to support people with dementia living in Stirling and Clackmannanshire, their families, relatives and friends at any stage of the illness.
- Town Break Compassionate, local support across Forth Valley – giving unpaid carers vital respite and people living with dementia the dignity and care they deserve.
- Dementia Friendly Dunblane – Our purpose is creating an inter-generational dementia friendly community.
- The aim of our Caring Connected Dollar activity is to ensure everyone in our community feels supported and included Caring, Connected Dollar – Dollar Community Development Trust
- Alloa Speirs Centre – This fantastic, state of the art facility offers a wealth of local services
- Alloa Hawkhill Sporting Memories
Dementia information Hubs
In partnership with Alzheimer Scotland, we provide free information about dementia at 5 ‘hubs’ in the Stirling Council area.
You can find these information hubs in:
Staff at these libraries are also Scottish Dementia Friends.
Other resources include:
- Silver Line Scotland – 0800 470 80 90 (24 hours) – this is a telephone service providing support and advice specifically for older people.
- Dementia Services Development Centre Based at the University of Stirling, DSDC uses research to inform practice, and practice to inform research providing comprehensive resources for anyone supporting someone living with a dementia, both personally and professionally.
- Online Self Assessment – AskSARA is an online guided advice tool that can help you find solutions to make your daily living activities easier. It has been developed by professionals and can provide tips and advice to help make small changes that can help, and it can also suggest equipment or technology that will help.
Dementia Friendly Falkirk. Dementia Friendly Falkirk – Dollar Park Dementia Service
- Dollar Park Dementia Service – Dementia Support in Falkirk– Chill n chat group, drop in café, evening and weekends.
- Forth Valley Office – Alzheimer Scotland – offer a range of support groups including Drop in café, brain gym, bowling activities for local area updated monthly. Phone 01324 559480
- Town Break – 1-1 Support and Group sessions.
- Living Well Falkirk – Online self assessment and information from Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership for a range of small equipment, rails, self assessment online, based at Sensory Centre.
- Playlist for life – Playlist for Life is a music and dementia charity with a vision for everyone with dementia to have a unique, personalised playlist and everyone who loves or cares for them to know how to use it.
- Dementia Services Development Centre Based at the University of Stirling, DSDC uses research to inform practice, and practice to inform research providing comprehensive resources for anyone supporting someone living with a dementia, both personally and professionally.
Social Groups
Talbot House – Talbot Street, Grangemouth
Transport possible for local area
Tuesday, Thursday 11.30 – 1.30pm. £ for lunch.
Phone: 01324 483953
Snowdrop Cafés | Strathcarron Hospice
Haggs, Monday 1-3pm, Parish church hall
Falkirk, Monday 1-3pm, Trinity Church
Denny, Westpark Church Hall, 1-3pm
Fallin, Church hall, 1-3pm.
Forget Me Not (Denny) – Central Wellbeing
Mondays AM and PM group – get together with support for dementia. Cakes and activities.
Café in the Kirk – Falkirk Trinity Church
Trinity Church, Wednesday 11.30 – 1.30pm
Other resources include:
- Football Memories and Senior Bairns Return – Falkirk Foundation
- Age Scotland – is a charity that offers support and advice for older people.
- Silver Line Scotland – 0800 470 80 90 (24 hours) – this is a telephone service providing support and advice specifically for older people.
- There are Citizens Advice Bureaus for Denny and Dunipace, Falkirk, Grangemouth and Bo’ness. For further information, visit the website: citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland phone: Denny and Dunipace 01324 829160, Falkirk 01324 626070, Grangemouth and Bo’ness 01324 666935.