231 people who live in Gwynedd shared their thoughts with us about good dementia care, community, and the support and help that people living with dementia need…
Lead Organisation: North Wales Regional Partnership Board
231 people who live in Gwynedd shared their thoughts with us about good dementia care, community, and the support and help that people living with dementia need. This is what they told us.
What good dementia care looks like.
- Care is person-centred and based around what matters to the individual.
- Unpaid carers, families, and friends are supported too and have opportunities for breaks from caring.
- People live as independently as possible.
- People can make their own choices and decisions about their care.
- People are treated with dignity, understanding, and patience.
- People have the best quality of life they can and are loved.
- Care workers should be experienced.
- Care and support in the right place and as close to home as possible.
- Access to information and advice.
- Clear communication, in the language of their choice.
- Plenty of groups and activities for people to choose from.
- Communities are dementia friendly, inclusive, and accessible.
- Care and support at the right time.
- People have access to good healthcare.
- Funding care and support.
- People have the practical support they need.
- Services work together to provide integrated care that meets people’s needs.
What should be available for people living with dementia?
The kind of care described above including access to a wide range of activities based on what matters to them; access to care and support; financial support and help with legal issues; dementia awareness and training for the wider community; access to health services; support for unpaid carers; access to information and advice; and transport.
What community means to you.
What are the things that will help people living with dementia?
- Having the care and support they need.
- Recognising the importance of Welsh language and culture.
- Support for unpaid carers.
- Local groups and community support.
- Transport.
- Creating a dementia friendly community.
- Accessible services and environments.
- Making help easier to access.
- Financial help and funding.
- Access to good healthcare.
Date completed
February 2024