Prime Minister Andy Burnham has visited the Humphrey Booth Resource Centre in Swinton to meet people using Salford City Council’s care services, staff and volunteers.
The visit followed a government announcement of a £48 million partnership supporting dementia research.
Mr Burnham met visitors and volunteers at the centre’s community hub, including people with experience of caring for someone with dementia.
They discussed their experiences and where they wanted changes to care and support.
He also visited the Poppy Dementia Suite, which supports people living with moderate to advanced dementia.
Service manager Mazwita Scott and head of service Joanne Yates accompanied him as he spoke with people using the service and joined a game of bingo.
The centre is the headquarters of the council’s provider services, part of its Adult Social Care directorate.
The service supports older people and adults living with dementia, learning disabilities and autism through community hubs, specialist centres, respite care, short breaks and supported living tenancies.
The national £48 million partnership will support the BARBARA Alliance, which brings together government, industry, researchers, charities and people with lived experience of dementia.
The government announced the partnership on 8 October. It includes £33 million through the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Goals programme, alongside funding from Bristol Myers Squibb, GSK and Gates Ventures.
The programme aims to make recruitment to dementia clinical trials easier and help researchers test potential treatments more quickly.
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