Living Well with Dementia Developing the Home Care Response. Catherine gives an introduction to the day and work to date in supporting people with dementia to live well in the community. She invites us to consider the ways in which dementia care at home can improve.

Debbie takes us through Plymouth City Council’s commissioning activity for people with dementia. Discussing the range of activities and challenges they’ve faced, Debbie gives a focussed presentation on work they have done to develop home care services for people with dementia. Includes a discussion of they have commissioned workforce development activity for providers, as well as how they have changed provision from time and task to outcome focussed work.

Improving domiciliary care for people with dementia. The providers persepctive. Jennifer gives a presentation of research on home care provider views on supporting people with dementia to live well in the community. Includes provider innovations and initiatives to achieve best practice.

The dementia link worker scheme. An example in practice. Jessica gives a providers perspective on participating in the Dementia Link Worker programme. This presentation outlines how the programme works in practice, what it covers and the difference it has made to their practice.

Stuart gives a passionate presentation about how improved services to people with dementia starts with valuing staff. He asks us to consider how we let our care staff know that they matter, as a way of developing the quality of service that they provide out in the field.

Petals: The Somerset Care Group Dementia Care Services In the Community. Jane gives a providers perspective on a new project PETALS, (Person-centred, Empowerment, Trust, Activities, Lifestories, Stimulating) which aims to deliver community support and activities to people with dementia. Taken from their work in a care home setting, she explains how they are transferring it to home care services. There is a discussion of Dementia Care Mapping, and how to can be useful for providers in improving the quality of home care.

Jeff gives an engaging discussion of the issues of being a provider of home care services for people with dementia. Focussing on the need for quality relationships, he makes the case for home care providers examining how their service provision focuses on the person with dementia and their family. It’s often the little things that quite clearly make a difference.

Help to live at home: Improving Services for Older and Vulnerable People. Nicola gives a compelling presentation of how they have radically improved community services for the people in Wiltshire through confident and proactive commissioning. Focussing on outcomes for the person, she gives a thorough explanation of how this was achieved. Includes how they have activated payment by results with social care providers.

The dementia link worker scheme. An example in practice. Robin gives a thorough presentation of the Dementia Link Worker Scheme. Particularly useful If you’re interested in looking at an example of how to incentivise staff well as improve your organisations “offer” to people with dementia.