PEOPLE across Basingstoke and Deane will benefit from enhanced specialist dementia care services as a new advisor has been recruited. 

Bluebird Care North Hampshire and West Berkshire has appointed Tamsin Hudson as the region's first dementia care advisor. 

Tasmin will work with the home care company to provide advice and support to people who have recently received a dementia diagnosis. 

Tamsin, who previously worked in a charity in Oxfordshire as a dementia adviser, will work closely with people with dementia and their carers across North Hampshire and West Berkshire, giving tailored guidance to help them live well at home.

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Through adapting living spaces, or sharing tips about communication and reducing distress, Tamsin’s specialist advice will train people in the community to be better equipped to support those with the condition.

Tamsin developed her specialism in dementia care after her mother’s diagnosis in 2012. Without a dedicated guide to navigate everything that a dementia diagnosis entails, Tamsin educated herself through a series of professional qualifications and interactions to make her time with her mother as enjoyable as possible.

Seeing how much this knowledge improved her mother’s quality of life as she lived with dementia, Tamsin resolved to support others in similar situations, leaving her job in HR to apply her experience and training to the new challenge.

Tamsin will now be bringing her specialist expertise to over 100 people and families across North Hampshire and West Berkshire. 

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She said: “I am delighted to have been asked to be Bluebird Care’s dementia care adviser, and can’t wait to share insights from both my professional training and my lived experiences with dementia.

"Whether it be offering practical advice or simply emotional support, I hope that my guidance will provide the encouragement and resilience that both customers and carers need to thrive in the face of a dementia diagnosis.”

Director at Bluebird Care North Hampshire and West Berkshire, Phil Miles, said: “We are delighted to welcome Tamsin to our team. This appointment reflects a commitment to our strategy to deliver bespoke, premium care in people’s own homes across North Hampshire and West Berkshire. 

"Tamsin’s wealth of experience and knowledge in dementia care ensures that we have the skills and knowledge within Bluebird Care not only to keep our customers safe at home but to ensure they can live as independently as possible in the home and community they love.”