Presentation on supporting the needs and rights for family carers of people who have dementia. Presented by Louise Langham, Carers’ Coordinator at Carers’ Call to Action on 2 May 2014 at the Impact of the Care Bill Local-Central Discovery Day in London.

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Carers’ Perspective: Louise Langham, Carers’
Coordinator, Carers’ Call to Action

2. Dementia Action Alliance
The Carers’ Call to Action
Supporting the needs and rights
for family carers of people who
have dementia

3. ‘A diagnosis of dementia is given not just to one person – it is given to a spouse,
a partner, a child and the extended family’
Alistair Burns

4. The 5 Aims of
our shared vision
1. Carers of People with dementia
have recognition of their unique
experience –
'given the character of the
illness, people with dementia
deserve and need special
consideration... that meet their
and their caregivers needs'
World Alzheimer Report 2013
Journey of
Caring

5. The 5 Aims of
our shared vision
2. Carers of People with
dementia are recognised as
essential partners in care -
valuing their knowledge and
the support they provide to
enable the person with
dementia to live well

6. 3. Carers of people with dementia
have access to expertise in
dementia care for personalised
information, advice, support
and co-ordination of care for
their own health and well-being
The 5 Aims of
our shared vision

7. 4. Carers of people with
dementia have assessments
and support to identify the on-
going and changing needs to
maintain their own health
and well-being
The 5 Aims of
our shared vision

8. 5. Carers of people with
dementia have confidence
that they are able to access
good quality care, support
and respite services that
are flexible, culturally
appropriate, timely and
provided by skilled staff
for both the carer and the
person for whom they
care
The 5 Aims of
our shared vision

9. Achieving our shared vision will have a major impact
on people with dementia and their family carers
It will hugely increase choice and the quality of
peoples lives
It will reduce the risk of expensive and distressing
crisis intervention
We need your support
Join us to make it happen
The Carers’ Call to Action will support you!

10. Please Sign Up & Tell Everybody
about our shared vision
www.dementiaaction.org.uk/carers
Email: admin@dementiaaction.co.uk
Twitter: @DAAcarers