gifts4good

Alzheimer Scotland has teamed up with gifts4good to help people with dementia and their carers.

gifts4good lets you create unique lists that contain gifts of donations that your family and friends can choose from.

Instead of asking for presents for your birthday, anniversary or wedding, you can direct your family and friends to simply choose from the gift list which has a selection of virtual gifts from Alzheimer Scotland. It is really easy to use and you can see the donations made by your family and friends – which will make a difference to people with dementiaand their carers.

There are no charges or hidden costs. Every penny goes to Alzheimer Scotland as the cost of the service is covered by Gift Aid claimed on donations from UK tax payers.

You could create a gift list from some of the gifts below:

• £24 – Train a carer - Courses can help to support a carer in their caring role and can delay admission of the person with dementia into long-term care. This donation could pay for a carer to attend a half-day specialist training course on dementia care.
• £35 – Half a day's respite care This donation could enable us to pay for a half-day's respite care for someone with dementia to give their carer a much-needed break.
• £46 – Books, videos and CD's People with dementia love to be able to remember what things used to be like 50 or more years ago when they were young. This donation could cover the costs of a selection of books, videos and CDs to help with reminiscence work in day care centres.
• £75 - A week's helpline calls Nearly 6,000 people called the Dementia Helpline last year. This donation could cover the costs of our 24 hour freephone number for a week, ensuring more people can ring it for emotional support and information.
• £100 - Support our research This donation could help with the costs of a researcher working to take forward our understanding of dementia, its causes and cures and to optimise interventions.
• £150 - A dementia nurse for a day This donation could cover the costs of our Dementia nurse for a whole day. We are currently funding a Dementia nurse to improve care for people with dementia in acute wards at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley.

Please visit the gifts4good website to see the Alzheimer Scotland gifts available.