Why is it that the Dementia Friendly Community initiative attracts a mere pittance of funding?

August 25, 2013   Alzheimer’s, Carers, dementia

Guest blog from Carol Munt 

munt12@aol.com

Dementia Friendly Communities ……… half a day a week or what?

It’s taken me a couple of days to start to write this blog.

I’m a left handed Sagittarian (for those of you who want to know), I’m not a placid or patient person and there are some things that really annoy me.

And I do mean really annoy me, even though I try very hard to take an unbiased view, make allowances and tell myself it isn’t the end of the earth.

So here goes…. my blog or rant, depends how you see it, for the Bank Holiday weekend.

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Frail elderly ‘face carers shortage’

August 24, 2013   Carers, Older care, ukcuts
24 August 2013 Last updated at 00:02

The researchers used population projections and survey data in their report

By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News

Hands of an elderly person

There will be a shortfall in the number of people able to provide vital unpaid care to frail elderly people in the coming years, a report says.The London School of Economics analysis suggested the gap will start becoming evident by 2017 in England.

By 2032, 160,000 elderly people will be left without the support they need – about one in seven of those who will need help, the experts predicted.

This is because the oldest age groups will grow at the fastest rate.

Researchers used population projections and survey data to compile the figures.

Currently an estimated 675,000 older people rely on unpaid carers – mainly their children – as they fall outside the state support system, which is available to the poorest.

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Churches become dementia friendly

August 24, 2013   Alzheimer’s, Carers, dementia

Move to give recognition to dementia-friendly churches

7:00am Saturday 24th August 2013 in News  By Fran Bardsley, covering Education, East Oxford and Cowley. Call me on 01865 425439

The Rev Joanna Collicutt at St Mary’s Church in Witney, which has a room where older people meet.

OXFORDSHIRE churches which make themselves welcoming to dementia sufferers could be recognised in a new award scheme.

Just as churches which offer events, services and support for young people and children can be accredited as youth and child-friendly or family-friendly churches, the idea is that Anglican churches in the Diocese of Oxford meeting certain criteria could receive dementia-friendly church awards.

The idea is the brainchild of the Rev Dr Joanna Collicutt, who is the Spiritual Concern for Older People adviser for the diocese.

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It is in part inspired by Prime Minister David Cameron‘s dementia-friendly communities initiative launched a couple of years ago.

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