Dementia and Housing Policy Context Feeling at Home Dementia and Housing Policy Context

Unresolved Social Care Funding Wider Policy Context Unresolved Social Care Funding Rising Demand Local Freedom

Unequal Impact Hospital pressures Residential Care Needs 25% longer 2x more likely to be readmitted 20% more likely to die 3x more likely to fall Residential Care Needs 1/3 people with Dementia in residential or nursing care 80% of people in care In our Communities 2/3 of costs is borne by people with dementia & carers £17.4B Ageism, stigma & lack of capacity affects service provision & access Hospital figures from CHKS Care Figures from Alzheimers society

Housing: Part of the 2020 Dementia Challenge Reduce Stigma Raise Awareness Raise Rate of Diagnosis Support Independence Reduce Crisis Points 18 Priorities for 2018 Builds on 2012 achievements Mixes Public Health, research, awareness & social action & commitments to co-production Role for housing in: Joined up working Workforce awareness & training Creating dementia friendly health & care settings incl. Home Sits within the larger integration & transformation of health & care

Successes & Challenges Designing for Dementia Buildings Aids, Adaptations & equipment Specialist or inclusive? Housing supply Specialist provision Ordinary housing and existing stock? Workforce issues Awareness Raising Person centred approaches Professional skills & training Better integrated working MOU for joint action

Private Sector Housing 85% of older people in ordinary homes Improve resilience of existing stock Design challenges Principles inadequately embedded Inclusive design for ordinary homes Inadequately trained workforce Inadequately informed customers DFG within the BCF Largely addresses physical & sensory impairments 2% in any one year Market Failure Access to design, advice & adaptions Lack of incentive to improve

Positive responses Today!

Positive responses Today! Training in Dementia Friendly design

Positive responses Today! Training in Dementia Friendly design Better targeting & focus of DFG within the BCF

Positive responses Today! Training in Dementia Friendly design Better targeting & focus of DFG within the BCF LA DFG spending power to shape market for inclusive design

Positive responses Today! Training in Dementia Friendly design Better targeting & focus of DFG within the BCF LA DFG spending power to shape market for inclusive design Develop collaborative and strategic approaches to dementia

Positive responses Today! Training in Dementia Friendly design Better targeting & focus of DFG within the BCF LA DFG spending power to shape market for inclusive design Develop collaborative and strategic approaches to dementia Develop strong housing information and advice services