DEMENTIA CARE
they need to manage the complex challenges of the condition, leaving them feeling “abandoned”, “alone” and “frightened.”
shape its NHS 10-year plan. The key first steps the Government must take are to:
• “Nearly one million people are
living with the Dementia in the UK today.”
Nearly four fiſths (77%) of people living with dementia have other long-term conditions, and families and health and social care professionals oſten struggle to navigate complex health and care systems to access appropriate support for people at all stages of the condition. Improving dementia care will improve quality of life across the board, as well as delivering significant financial savings for both our health and care systems and individuals and their families facing the costs associated with dementia care.
Dementia UK has drawn on the experiences of people affected by dementia and the expertise of our Admiral Nurses working across a range of health and social care settings in the UK to share a detailed set of recommendations with the Government to help
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Increase the number of specialist dementia nurses, especially in hospital and community settings to directly improve outcomes and reduce the length and number of hospital stays for people living with dementia.
Improve support for unpaid carers.
• Eliminate unnecessary barriers to care for communities who find it especially difficult to access support, including introducing an age-appropriate care pathway for people living with young onset dementia, where symptoms occur before the age of 65.
One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime, and with no cure, many will find themselves leſt to cope with the devastating effects of dementia alone unless we take this opportunity to act. The Government now has an unprecedented opportunity to place dementia care firmly on its agenda with the publication of the new NHS 10-year plan this summer, and it’s more important than ever that this opportunity is seized.
www.dementiauk.org www.tomorrowscare.co.uk
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