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Title: Dementia Strategy: a view from the independent sector


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Dementia Strategy a view from the independent
sector
  • Martin Green
  • Chief Executive
  • English Community Care Association
  • DH Independent Sector Dementia Champion

2
Why focus on care homes?
  • Mainstream residential care for older people has
    become dementia care
  • 75 of residents in care homes have dementia
  • 33 of people with dementia live in care homes
  • Not planned for
  • Designed or commissioned
  • Overuse of anti-psychotic medication

3
Elements of good residential care
  • Strong leadership
  • Good management
  • Focus on training
  • Outcome-based care
  • Person-centred planning
  • Dementia friendly physical environment
  • Purposeful individual activities
  • Active involvement of relatives and friends
  • Strong community links

4
Dementia Strategy progress to date
  • Good engagement of sector bodies
  • Good engagement from care providers
  • High levels of enthusiasm and commitment
  • Training and development
  • Reduction of anti-psychotic medication
  • Tangible products
  • Pocket guide for managers
  • DVD
  • Route map for change

5
The future
  • Continuing and growing need
  • The Dementia Declaration
  • New types of worker
  • Personalisation
  • Leadership programmes (Skills Academy)
  • Better community engagement (Big Society)
  • Focus on enablement and empowerment
  • Cross sector working (health and social care)

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Contact details
  • Martin Green
  • Chief Executive
  • martin.green_at_ecca.org.uk
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