A report highlighting how good housing and related services can impact positively on the lives of people with dementia, from delaying more intensive forms of care to preventing admission and readmission to hospital. Case studies from housing associations and home improvement agencies show how appropriate housing can reduce demand for health and social care services for people with dementia, improve the rate of diagnosis of dementia and deliver improved health and social care outcomes at a lower cost. The report recommends that commissioners and their local partners work together with housing organisations to enable people with dementia to retain their independence for as long as possible; to design home based solutions that will relieve the pressures of care and health costs; to develop support services for people with dementia, building on existing resources such as specialist housing and frontline support services to maximise opportunities for diagnosis and early intervention; and to increase the diagnosis rates of dementia, building on the existing infrastructure of housing management and support services present within current housing services.
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A report highlighting how good housing and related services can impact positively on the lives of people with dementia, from delaying more intensive forms of care to preventing admission and readmission to hospital. Case studies from housing associations and home improvement agencies show how appropriate housing can reduce demand for health and social care services for people with dementia, improve the rate of diagnosis of dementia and deliver improved health and social care outcomes at a lower cost. The report recommends that commissioners and their local partners work together with housing organisations to enable people with dementia to retain their independence for as long as possible; to design home based solutions that will relieve the pressures of care and health costs; to develop support services for people with dementia, building on existing resources such as specialist housing and frontline support services to maximise opportunities for diagnosis and early intervention; and to increase the diagnosis rates of dementia, building on the existing infrastructure of housing management and support services present within current housing services.
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Subject terms:
dementia, older people, case studies, home adaptations, home improvements, building design, assistive technology, independence, early intervention, home care;