Cleveland Alzheimers Residential Centre came about as the result of the determination and initiative of local carers of people with dementia. They conducted a survey, which confirmed their vision of a special facility to care for people with dementia so that:

• Services were easily accessible and centralised
• There would be a wider range of services in one location, to cut down confusion for the person with dementia and their carer
• To enable relationships to be built up with staff
• A body of knowledge could be gathered helping to understand the behavioural characteristics of dementia
• There would be a safe environment where the person with dementia could move about independently
• There would be no stigma attached to the disease

Thanks to a massive fundraising initiative of £1.5 million, Kirkdale Care Home was opened by Diana, Princess of Wales, on the 23rd September, 1992, this became the first facility of its kind in the UK.

As demand quickly outstripped Kirkdale's capacity, Allison House was opened in 1995 and an Outreach Day Centre at Guisborough Hospital was opened to compliment the Day Centre that was part of the residential centre.  In more recent years the Guisborough Day Centre relocated to a purpose built facility in Uppergarth Gardens, Guisborough.

Mission Statement
To relieve, treat and promote the relief and treatment of those affected by Alzheimers disease and other related dementias.