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Creating a Dementia Friendly York JANET DEAN CHAIR, YORK DEMENTIA ACTION ALLIANCE SANTIAGO, CHILE NOVEMBER 2018
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Creating a
Dementia
Friendly YorkJANET DEAN
CHAIR, YORK DEMENTIA ACTION ALLIANCE
SANTIAGO, CHILE NOVEMBER 2018
Janet Dean
40 years experience in public service
Local Government Director in London and Yorkshire
Non-Executive Director in Health and Care, Housing and Regeneration and Education
Policy Research in Ageing and Dementia
Voluntary activist for older people and people with dementia for 25 years
Carer for my brother who has dementia
About to retire from public life and become a full time writer.
What We Do
People and Organisations who commit to make York a better place for people with dementia
Small Grants to encourage innovation, selected with people with dementia
Events to share experience and build our network
Awards to highlight good practice and celebrate achievement, agreed by people with dementia
‘A dementia friendly York is a friendly York for everyone.’
About York
Historic City, vibrant economy and transport hub.
Well-known for social policy innovation
Population 200000
A Unitary Council (all services), a small Teaching Hospital, two Universities
Generally affluent with some pockets of deprivation
Ageing population
Becoming
Dementia
Friendly
National Initiative in 2011/12
Joseph Rowntree
Foundation Research
Creating a Dementia Friendly
York
Dementia Engagement and
Empowerment Project (DEEP)
Evaluation of York and
Bradford Programmes
York Dementia Action Alliance 2013
York Dementia Action Awards 2018
What we
have learned
‘Friendly’ is a multi-faceted concept. Four ‘Cornerstones’
•Place
•People
•Resources
•Networks
Beneficiaries – older people, people with dementia –
need to be involved in shaping the future. Listen to
their experience
Initiatives need to come from the people but be
mainstreamed into institutional
practice
Everyday life matters most –
shopping, leisure, friendships – not all about health and
care
Public Health
Messages
Engage people in healthy living early –but it is never too late!
Start in schools, continue in workplaces, offer healthy leisure pursuits
Promote walking and use of public transport
Design places with safe and green routes, subsidise buses and trains
Promote healthy eating in communities
Make sure healthy food is cheap and available, encourage people to eat together
Support people to reduce smoking and alcohol consumption
Education and practical support
Specific
Actions
Easy PlacesSafe, calm, good signage,
public transport
Social Prescribing Exercise, relaxation, social
contact
Health and Social
Care in everyday life
Libraries, galleries, theatres,
swimming pools, gyms,
churches
Good Customer
Service
Don’t leave people behind
when automating. Train staff
to be helpful. Share
information
What Makes
Friendly
Cities
Inclusion is our goal, people at the heart of decision making
Places that work for everybody
Consistent with economic goals – vibrant cities
Harnessing local resources – spaces, buildings, services.
Integrated communities – don’t separate the young and old, we need each other
York DAA AwardsCELEBRATING WHAT WE ALL ACHIEVE
Projects
Sponsored by
YDAA, chosen by
people with
dementia
Beetle Bank
Social Farm
Projects
Sponsored by
YDAA, chosen by
people with
dementia
Memory
Boxes
Other Examples of Good Practice
Sporting Memories at York Football Club
Other Examples
of Good Practice
Individuals
Who Make A
Difference
Tricia and Tylar
Questions
and
Comments
WelcomeTHANK YOU
