Hard of hearing support service
Hearing Help UK is a local voluntary organisation which provides support for people with hearing loss who are registered with a Derbyshire GP. Watch the Derbyshire hard of hearing support service video to find out more.
They offer information and advice and give demonstrations of the different types of environmental hearing equipment available that you may benefit from using.
Hearing Help run drop in sessions at venues in:
- Ashbourne
- Bakewell
- Bolsover
- Buxton
- Chesterfield
- Clay Cross
- Darley Dale
- Glossop
- Ilkeston
- Ripley
- Shirebrook
- Swadlincote
Contact
Hearing Help
156 Derby Road
Ripley
Derbyshire
DE5 8HU
Social care support
If you feel you need more help due to your hearing loss or because you are deafened or Deaf, you may benefit from having a needs assessment for adult social care support. This means that a social worker or social care practitioner will contact you and arrange to visit you to discuss your needs and how they can best be met.
If you're found to be eligible for a service from us, we'll work with you to create a support plan that helps you to achieve your goals and outcomes.
To request a social care assessment, or for any other information, email contact.centre@derbyshire.gov.uk or telephone: 01629 533190. If you are a BSL user you can use the Sign Live service to contact Call Derbyshire.
Hearing loss and dementia
Did you know there are 12 modifiable risk factors for dementia? You might be aware that lifestyle choices such as heavy drinking or smoking may increase the risk of dementia.
One of the highest risks of dementia is loss of hearing. However, this is also one of the most easily modifiable risks. Loss of hearing can also contribute to isolation, low mood and increase the risk of falls as well as increasing the risk of dementia.
For help with hearing loss, contact Hearing Help UK or telephone: 01773 570976. Help with hearing loss can:
- help your conversations feel easier
- help you to socialise more
- help you feel more confident and independent
- help your mood and quality of life
- help your physical health
- help reduce your chance of a fall
- hearing aids may even help reduce your risk of dementia
For help with dementia, please contact the Derbyshire Dementia Information and Advice Service.
Interpreting support
You can watch a BSL signed video which explains what the Derbyshire Deaf Communication Support contract covers and how to book a BSL interpreter.
Visit the Action Deafness Derbyshire Community Group Facebook page. This is an excellent online space to connect with others and stay updated on everything related to D/deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing communities in Derbyshire.
Visit Action Deafness who can be contacted for more information about their interpreting services, or:
This service supports adult social care and public health type appointments (adult safeguarding, Care Act assessments, communication support for deaf parents, smoking cessation, for example).