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Rugby League Cares has today launched a dedicated dementia support service for current and retired professional rugby league players and their families.
In an important first for the sport, the service will provide information, help and guidance for any professional player who has concerns about dementia, or family members who are caring for a current or former professional player living with the condition.
Run in partnership with Dementia UK, the service is being funded by the RL Cares Brain Health Fund, which was created last year to deliver education and support programmes to the professional game.
RL Cares and Dementia UK are offering free clinic appointments with a dedicated dementia specialist Admiral Nurse: appointments can be held over the phone, online or face to face and are confidential.
RL Cares Director of Wellbeing Steve McCormack said: “This new initiative will enable our current and former professional players – and their families – to get the very best support and advice from Dementia UK and Admiral Nurses.
“From the very start of the fund we wanted to create a safe and confidential service for families to seek advice and support when they need it the most. “We are excited by the partnership and feel it will add a new dimension to the wellbeing provision that RL Cares provides to the sport’s most important stakeholders.”
Appointments with a Dementia UK Admiral Nurse are free and available on the first Wednesday of each month between 10am and 3pm, commencing Wednesday May 1.
Face-to-face appointments take place at the Weetwood Hall Estate on Otley Road, Headingley, LS16 5PS
To book a confidential appointment with an Admiral Nurse, please click here
To help us provide essential support on this important subject, please consider making a donation to the RL Cares Brain Health Fund by clicking here
