Decision details

This report follows consideration by the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny on 6 October 2011 on the changes being made to dementia services in Medway. It will request that the Cabinet commission a survey into the home care provided for dementia patients and whether additional training would be needed to develop particular skills to accommodate a support-at-home service for these patients.

Background:

This report requested authority to commission a survey into the home care provided for dementia patients and whether additional training would be needed to develop particular skills to accommodate a support-at-home service for these patients.

This recommendation from the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 6 October 2011 followed the committee’s consideration of a report on the changes being made to dementia services in Medway.

Reasons:

By undertaking the survey recommended by the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the Council can work with home care providers to:

(a)   ensure that they understand the changes being implemented by NHS Medway;

(b)   identify any additional training needs that care workers may require to support people with dementia; and

(c)   assign any necessary funding that may arise from (b) above.