dementia

Below are links to documents which will assist Social Care managers in developing a strategy for Dementia within their organisation. Some of these documents provide details where further information can be obtained.

For Alzheimer's Society information Click Here

For Department of Health Joint Commissioning Strategy Click Here

For Department of Health - Living with Dementia, A National Dementia Strategy Click Here

Further information is available FREE from:

Social Care Institute for Excellence http://www.scie.org.uk Choose "Resources and Publications" (The information here is changed frequently but select Adult services – Older people for info on Dementia.)
Tel 020 7089 6840

Department of Health Publications http://www.dh.gov.uk Click on "Publications" Order line 0300 123 1002 ( local rate call )

Skills for Care Dementia Knowledge Sets http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk Put "Dementia" in the search box at the top right hand corner. These documents are not available in printed format but can be printed from the web site.