Specialist dementia care needed, according to charity
Hope may be on the horizon for those interested in Alzheimer’s insurance as a major charity calls for better standards of care for sufferers.
According to the Alzheimer’s Society, all care staff should be given mandatory dementia training to reduce inequalities in care levels and improve the quality of life for the quarter of a million people living with the condition.
Care homes should operate as specialist dementia care providers, stated the charity, as the average individual with dementia currently spends just two minutes in every six hours socially interacting with other people in a home.
"We hear the horror stories, but also the hope among people with dementia and their carers about the difference good dementia care can make," said Alzheimer’s Society chief executive Neil Hunt.
In a survey of more than 3,500 people including those affected by dementia, care home staff and managers, it was revealed that more than half of people with a relative in residential care feel there is not enough for their loved one to do each day.
A quarter of family carers polled admitted they do not receive enough information about the care and treatment of the person they look after.
The Insurance Helpline specialises in obtaining cover for people living with dementia
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