DEMENTIA FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES alzheimers org uk Prime Ministers

DEMENTIA FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES _______________________________________________ alzheimers. org. uk

Prime Minister’s Challenge commitments on Dementia Friendly Communities By 2015, 20 towns and cities signed up to become dementia friendly Leading businesses to support delivery of DFC A major, sustained, cross-sector campaign on dementia starting in Autumn An event over summer to bring together leaders from business and academia _______________________________________________ alzheimers. org. uk

Dementia friendly. . . . _______________________________________________ alzheimers. org. uk

Questions to inform the challenge 1. What could be done to raise awareness and understanding of dementia within communities? 2. What barriers do people with dementia and their carers face when wanting to participate and access services in their local community? 3. What changes should organisations make in order to become dementia friendly? 4. What should communities do to make their area more dementia friendly? Which bodies and organisations should be responsible? 5. What should be the main factors to determine whether a city, town, or village is dementia friendly? 6. What examples of dementia friendly communities are already going on? What changes or initiatives have made a big difference? _______________________________________________ alzheimers. org. uk

Over 100 organisations committed to changing quality of life for people with dementia and their carers _______________________________________________ alzheimers. org. uk / dementiaaction. org. uk

Sign up: Retailers Bus companies Taxi firms Community groups Faith bodies Local authorities Health Trusts Commissioners Housing providers Emergency services _______________________________________________ alzheimers. org. uk / dementiaaction. org. uk

TSIP funding • £ 180 k a year for 3 years to Alzheimer’s Society from the Department of Health TSIP fund (£ 540 k in total) • Splits into 9 government office areas of England (£ 20 k approx per area) • Pays for Alzheimer’s Society area manager and support time in each area to develop local alliances and funding for venues, materials, expenses for people with dementia and carers and running costs. _______________________________________________ alzheimers. org. uk / dementiaaction. org. uk

Local Alliances • Alzheimer’s Society area managers leading work in areas: – North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East Anglia, London, South East, Central West, South West • Tool kit developed • Planning most advanced in East Midlands, South West and Yorkshire and Humber • Now we need connection with other organisations _______________________________________________ alzheimers. org. uk / dementiaaction. org. uk

Northamptonshire DAA Yorkshire and Humber DAA East Midlands DAA _______________________________________________ alzheimers. org. uk / dementiaaction. org. uk

Thank you www. alzheimers. org. uk/dementia 2012 dementiafriendlycommunities@alzheimers. org. uk _______________________________________________ alzheimers. org. uk / dementiaaction. org. uk