QUALITY STANDARDS

People with dementia should have the same access to community health and care services as others with complex support needs.

People living with dementia may have greater support needs as their condition progresses.
 
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Some people living with dementia may go missing if they leave their homes or change their routines unexpectedly. They may have become confused about where they live or errands they need to undertake, particularly with details from other periods in their lives.

The Herbert Protocol allows the families of people living with dementia to prepare in case they go missing. A standardised form can be completed listing places where the person with dementia used to live, work, or enjoy spending time. This can help the police quickly check a number of likely locations where the person living with dementia can be found.
 
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All staff that you have contact with, are provided with the relevant training to be able to offer you the assistance and support that you may require.
 
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Social prescribing is a way for local agencies to refer people to a link worker. Link workers give people time, focusing on ‘what matters to them’ and taking a holistic approach to people’s health and wellbeing. They connect people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support, link workers also support existing community groups to be accessible and sustainable, and help people to start new groups, working collaboratively with all local partners.
Social prescribing is used where people can live better by improving social and environmental aspects of their lives. For example, social prescriptions might encourage people to live better by being active in their local community by volunteering, befriending or doing activities provided by community organisations.
 

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All services providing a navigation and supportive role for people affected by dementia work to the GM wide principles of Dementia Care Navigation.
 
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