DEMENTIA Travel With Confidence
Alex Froom, Director at Zipabout, explains how new technology can help dementia sufferers to get more out of life.
With an ageing population and increased demand for services, local authorities across the country are facing a looming social care crisis.
As councils warn of a £2.3bn funding gap in social care by 2020, the proposed shake up of social care funding announced in the March budget has yet to materialise and the anticipated government green paper has been postponed until summer 2018 to allow further consultations to take place on a long- term solution to the crisis.
While additional funding is certainly key, it has become clear that emphasis now needs to be placed on exploring alternative avenues to forestall the crisis. Welcoming the advance of innovation and technology – and specifically harnessing that already used to great effect in other industries - is one such route.
In the statement announcing the postponement of the green paper, MP Damian Green stated: “Our vision for care must also incorporate the wider networks of support and services which help older people to live independently. It must consider how care is provided at present and challenge the system to embrace new technology, innovation and workforce models which can deliver better quality and value.”
The National Care Forum has also recently advocated the use of innovation and technology, saying: “NCF particularly believes that there are significant gains to be made through the adoption of new technologies to enhance quality care.”
When it comes to community care for those living with dementia in particular, technology has an incredibly important role to play in promoting independence and providing a better quality of life. And indeed, the world of
“Research has identified that a
lack of confidence to travel directly contributes to an increased lack of
independence and feeling of isolation in persons suffering from dementia.”
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