The theme of Dementia awareness week, 3-9 July 2011, is Remember the person which is encouraging people to be a friend to someone with dementia.
The programme and workshop information are now available for the Conference, ‘Dementia Care in Hospital – Rising to the Challenge’, 5th July 2011 at Somerset County Cricket Club.
This report reviews the current position of domiciliary care in delivering quality support for people with dementia and their carers, considers the challenges faced and makes recommendations regarding how to move forward with improving provision. It is designed to be a resource for those involved in commissioning and providing domiciliary care, including contracting and finance staff and those working on the personalisation agenda.
A peer review is planned for September to November 2011 in each of the hospital sites in the South West to explore progress in implementing the standards for dementia care in hospitals.
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers has published a Social Return on Investment analysis on the value of services provided by five Carers’ Centres in England.
The June 2011 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter is available to download from the Innovations in Dementia website.
The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement and the Dementia Action Alliance have launched a call to action to work together to improve the quality of life of people with dementia and their carers by reducing the inappropriate use of antipsychotics for these people.
Following a successful pilot in Torbay, Sainsbury’s is to train its staff to recognise shoppers with caring responsibilities in order to offer them support from health and community organisations.
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has told carers that the government must commit its money, show more understanding and back personalisation.
Dr Martin Freeman, regional GP dementia lead with the South West Dementia Partnership, welcomes the Dementia Community Roadshow as a vital new step in continuing to raise awareness and understanding of dementia.