DMT CEO Susan Kay, together with Social Finance CEO Adam Swersky opened the launch event of a new report on 3 October.
Systemic financial change and a shift towards sustained investment in preventative community-based care must be a priority if we are to improve outcomes for older people living with dementia. Those are the key findings of our report published today in partnership with Social Finance and Alzheimer’s Society.
The report: “Taking an outcomes focused approach to improving care for older people with dementia and other needs” is based on a “test and learn” programme we co-funded fifteen months ago, involving extensive engagement with five service providers: Marie Curie UK, the Rainbow Foundation, Shared Lives Plus, Leicestershire County Council and Dementia Support. Each were testing and delivering innovative ways of improving the lives of people living with dementia and their carers.
The report calls on funders, commissioners and service providers to:
- Invest in flexible and personalised care models: Prioritise funding mechanisms that support longer term investment in adaptable care solutions.
- Promote equity in care: Ensure that underserved populations receive the care they need by supporting culturally adaptable care initiatives.
- Leverage existing resources: Enhance and scale current services through strategic partnerships.
- Support carers: Recognise the critical role of unpaid carers and allocate resources to sustain and expand respite services.
Our next steps will be engaging with a variety of funders – both statutory and non statutory encouraging a coalition to come together to address the needs highlighted in the report through innovative funding mechanisms and partnerships.
Contact us if you’d like to get involved.
