Kathe Jacob Health & Wellbeing Manager, Age UK Kensington & Chelsea
Age UK Dementia Services Offer specialist support services for people with dementia One to one – visiting people at home Group activities Unique role of memory advisor
JSNA issues and our services Emphasis on diagnosis, but what next? (post diagnostic care) Making sense of services: “whole systems” (cohesion and collaboration) Supporting family carers around their lives (support and empower carers)
Issues affecting people with memory loss Diagnosis and loss of personhood
Isolation and professional “friends” – impact of the condition
Lack of community awareness and understanding of symptoms
Investing in the voluntary sector What we do so well Enough staff for the scale of need? Transport for frail elderly – physical support for 85+ Quality of care in care homes Free respite – to free up carers