URBAN AND RURAL DEMENTIA FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES

“THE CHALLENGES”AND SOLUTIONS

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Ian Sherriff Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia School of

Medicine and Dentistry University of Plymouth

Margaret Mead

Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

State of the Nation Report on Dementia 2014

1 in 4 beds in hospital taken up by an individual with dementia.

The financial cost of dementia to the UK was over £26.3 billion in 2014.Aversge cost per person £32,250

Total unpaid hours by carers £11.6 billion which = 44% of total cost Total Hrs.= 1.34 billion

Spending by Adult social care decreased by 12% since 2010

World wide a person has dementia every 4 seconds

Building a Dementia Friendly Community

The Challenges 2015-2020 Sustainability. Political support 2015 Numbers Increasing. Younger persons with Dementia. Breaking Down the Barriers (communities). Don’t make assumptions about people with Dementia. Looking to community to support and care. Diminishing Public Services. Timely and Accurate diagnosis True Partnership working Getting Schools, Organisations etc Dementia

friendly/aware Urban and Rural.

Questions for today• What barriers do people with dementia and their carers face when wanting to participate and access services in their local community?• What changes should organisations make in order to become dementia friendly?• What should communities do to make their area more dementia friendly? Which bodies and organisations should be responsible?• What examples of dementia friendly communities are already going on? What changes or initiatives have made a big difference?

Without the sense of Caring there can be “No”

Sense of Community A.J Dangelo