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Dementia - the true cost
— fixing the care crisis | | Author(s) | Rachel Hutchings, Dominic Carter, Katie Bennett |
| Corporate Author | Alzheimer's Society |
| Publisher | Alzheimer's Society, London, May 2018 |
| Pages | 42 pp |
| Source | Alzheimer's Society, 43-44 Crutched Friars, London, EC3N 2AE. Website: alzheimers.org.uk |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Services ; Expenditure [care] ; Policy ; Usage [services] ; Case studies ; United Kingdom ; England ; Wales ; Northern Ireland. |
| Annotation | People with dementia face costs to pay for their care and support which they would not be expected to pay if they had another medical condition. They also face difficulties in accessing care; and once they receive support, care is often poor quality. This report uses case studies to point out the costs of care (£26 billion a year, two-thirds of which is met by those affected), and the access to and quality of dementia care and support. The Alzheimer's Society calls on governments in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to reform social care, and for the cost of extra care charges for dementia to be met by the state. All health and social care workers must be given the training and support needed to deliver quality dementia care. On access to care, everyone with dementia should have a care navigator to support access to timely, preventative and integrated support. In sum, "a social care system that works for people with dementia can work for everyone". (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180608001 B |
| Classmark | EA: I: QD: QAD: QLD: 69P: 8: 82: 9: 9Y |
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