The document discusses the intersection of devolution and dementia care, highlighting the significant impact of dementia on healthcare resources, including hospital stays and care home occupancy. It emphasizes the need for integrated health and social care models, community engagement, and sustainable transformation plans to improve support for individuals with dementia. Ultimately, it suggests that successful approaches to dementia care can enhance the overall healthcare system for all individuals.

1. Devolution and Dementia:
Opportunities to Transform Care
George McNamara, Alzheimer’s Society
Dr Ann Johnson, Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador
Professor Maxine Power, Dementia United

3. Complex web of care

4. Dementia-friendly?
Hospitals
• 3.2 million hospital bed days.
• Over 35% of beds occupied by people
with dementia.
• Excessive hospital stays.
• High level of readmission.
Care homes
• 70% of residents have dementia.
• GP and acute care relationship.
• Dementia friendly environment.
• Community engagement.
Home care
• Limited access to home care.
• Services stretched or reduced.
• High turnover of staff.
Dementia can be the success
criteria for integrated health
and social care.

5. • Maintaining diagnosis rates and focus on post-diagnosis support.
• Supporting Dementia Friendly Communities: Healthy New Towns, Health as
a Social Movement.
• 44 Sustainability Transformation Plans, NHSE Vanguards, Better Care
Fund.
• City devolution deals
• Local areas will integrate in different ways using a range of models which
the government supports.
Dementia and Devolution

6. Scale of the change
Vanguard sites City Devolution Deals

7. • If you get it right for dementia you get it right for everyone.
• Over 70% of people with dementia have co-morbidities
• Health system open to change and respond to the dementia challenge
• Innovation and future-proofing
• Reduced reliance on statutory services and improved health outcomes
Devolution and Dementia

8. Thank You
George McNamara
George.mcnamara@alzheimers.org.uk