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

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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

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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

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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

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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