Dementia Action Alliance May Quarterly Event Secretariat update

DAA in numbers Membership – 1,350 Actions – 5,412 Website – 7,000 unique visitors a month

Member Updates

Right Care Survey Key findings: 85% report committing to become dementia-friendly made a difference to their trust 98% report senior managers at their hospital are still committed to becoming dementia-friendly 73% report increased staffing resources for improving dementia care 29% report reduced delayed discharge of people with dementia 61% report improvements in the quality of discharge of people with dementia 51% report already having individualised care plans for people with dementia 80% report increased spend on dementia friendly wards The DAA will be: Conducting telephone interviews to pin down what support hospitals need Continue to inviting Right Care members to DAA Webinars Working with relevant national members to produce broad principals of what a dementia friendly hospital is

Dementia Friendly Communities Recognition process A dementia friendly community is one that shows a high level of public awareness, are more inclusive of people with dementia and carers, and improve independence and choice. Local Dementia Action Alliances are the main vehicle for creating dementia-friendly communities. DAA members have led the work in this area. Different areas are taking different approaches British Standard Institute has been contracted to develop a ‘code of practice’ of what a dementia friendly community is Steering group to include key DAA members. All DAA invited to join reference group. Interim findings in December / launch in February.

How are we doing? - Survey Survey of DAA Members and people with dementia and carers. Two fold purpose – establish impact on people with dementia and carers / make case for successor to National Dementia Strategy/PM Challenge Drafted by Worcester University with a input from a representative sample of members. Based on ‘I’ statements of Declaration and Objectives of the National Dementia Strategy Circulated in June – September.

DAA Secretariat Annual Report submission on summer / autumn Quarterly Meeting in September Annual Event in November / December National members a telephone call or meeting over summer Refresh of the DAA Website to underpin these areas of work Increased staffing to meet challenge: Full time DAA Digital Officer Part time DAA Right Care Officer

Thank you Simon Kitchen Questions?

Dear David Request from Dementia Action Alliance for Care Quality Commission (CQC) to include dementia friendly environments within its inspection regime. On the 6 th May members of the Dementia Action Alliance met to discuss dementia friendly environments across a range for care settings from homes to hospitals. The following participants agreed that a dementia friendly environment improves care, also benefits people without dementia and should be considered in future CQC inspection regimes. The DAA members listed below therefore request: 1. The new model inspection regime includes environmental prompts such as: Signage Colour and décor Lighting levels Access to gardens and green space Evidence of special resources rooms Personalisation such as memory boxes Floor coverings 2. CQC includes case studies of good and bad environments within its upcoming dementia themed inspection programme national report. 3. The DAA support CQC inspectors through running a free DAA Webinar Programme on dementia friendly environments. We will be signposting national DAA members to the current CQC consultation on its new model to reiterate these views. We would be delighted to receive a written response to confirm whether the CQC is able to fulfil these requests. Yours sincerely,