adass spring seminar 2015 staffordshire & stoke on trent dementia action alliance “how...
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ADASS Spring Seminar 2015
Staffordshire & Stoke on TrentDementia Action Alliance “How developing a dementia friendly community contributes to improved
quality of life”
Vicky Rowley, Commissioning ManagerOlder People Commissioning Team, Staffordshire County Council
Staffordshire and Stoke on TrentDementia Action Alliance
• County Council signed up in January 2013• Staffordshire & SOT DAA has been in place since January
2014• We wanted to come together as a communities with a shared
interest in order to make a difference for people with dementia
• Create links with our dementia strategies• Find ways in which we could support communities to feel
empowered & get involved
Outcomes we want to achieve
Create awareness Reduce the stigma Encourage & empower community involvement &leadership Create county-wide and localised networks Create a community of dementia friends
A couple of examplesHednesford Town – Dementia Friendly• Parish and Town Councils• Launch event• Local children’s storybook
Dementia Friendly Churches• Diocese of Lichfield• Churches involved across the Diocese• Dementia friends sessions with congregation
How did we get started?• Clear about the outcomes we wanted to achieve• Leadership sign up – good support from directors and
politicians• Dedicated management time• Support for regional DAA lead• Staffordshire is very passionate about dementia and lots
of people wishing to get involved• Good network links across providers and commissioners• Part of our commissioning intentions and team business
plan• Investing time in the beginning but trying to make it
business as usual
What have been our key milestones?
• Identifying a lead officer• Establishing a steering group• Regular member updates/making plans
• DAA formal recognition process – use of the Dementia Friends symbol
• Creating our action plan• Hosting dementia friends sessions• Development of local alliances
