Session that looks at innovative approaches within community-based dementia support services which are available in the North Ayrshire area, the main provision is a community based dementia support service which is free, other services also include residential respite in a purpose built resource centre. Contributed by: North Ayrshire Council

1. Cyrenians Communities
Changing Lives

2. The Communities Model
• 2 Communities
• 16-30 year olds
• 14 Community members
• 6 Key workers

3. Sustaining Placements
Comparing percentage of residents that sustained their
placements in 2011 with 2012/2013
72%
22%
6%
100%
70%
45%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Sustained their place for
3 months
Sustained their place for
6 months
Sustained their place for
9+ months
Time
Percentageofresidents
2011
2012/2013
Comparing percentage of care leavers that sustained their
placements in 2011 with 2012/2013
43%
0% 0%
100%
57%
43%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Sustained their place for
3 months
Sustained their place for
6 months
Sustained their place for
9+ months
Time
Percentageofcareleavers
2011
2012/2013

4. How
• Personal budgets
• Professional key work
• Communities model/
Positive relationships
• Access to opportunities
and activities
• Sense of safety and
wellbeing/home

5. Challenges
• Thinking too small
• Not using it at all
• Managing expectations –
right not privilege
• Administration/paperwork
• Volunteer/staff needing to
be present

6. Matrix System
Comparing matrix scores at baseline and 3 months
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
90.00%
100.00%
Employment
Leisure
Legal
Money
HousingStable
LiveComfort
Physicalhealth
MentalHealth
Drugs
Alcohol
Family/Friends/
Neighbours
Abusive
Relationships
Matrix area
Percentageofresidents(20residents)
Stable or improved
Worse
Comparing matrix scores at baseline and at 9+ months
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
90.00%
100.00%
Employment
Leisure
Legal
Money
HousingStable
LiveComfort
Physicalhealth
MentalHealth
Drugs
Alcohol
Family/Friends/Neighbours
AbusiveRelationships
Matrix area
Percentageofresidents(9residents)
Stable or improved
Worse

7. Questions

8. Your input