1. Ian Sherriff Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia School of Medicine and Dentistry University of Plymouth

3.  Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

15.  1 in 4 beds in hospital taken up by an individual with dementia.  The financial cost of dementia to the UK was over £26.3 billion in 2014.Aversge cost per person £32,250  Total unpaid hours by carers £11.6 billion which = 44% of total cost Total Hrs.= 1.34 billion  Spending by Adult social care decreased by 12% since 2010  World wide a person has dementia every 4 seconds

19.  Sustainability.  Political support 2015  Numbers Increasing.  Younger persons with Dementia.  Breaking Down the Barriers (communities).  Don’t make assumptions about people with Dementia.  Looking to community to support and care.  Diminishing Public Services.  Timely and Accurate diagnosis  True Partnership working  Getting Schools, Organisations etc Dementia friendly/aware  Urban and Rural.

20. What barriers do people with dementia and their carers face when wanting to participate and access services in their local community? What changes should organisations make in order to become dementia friendly? What should communities do to make their area more dementia friendly? Which bodies and organisations should be responsible? What examples of dementia friendly communities are already going on? What changes or initiatives have made a big difference?

21. Without the sense of Caring there can be “No” Sense of Community A.J Dangelo