Dementia: Coronavirus

(asked on 18th August 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to address the rehabilitative needs of people with dementia who have experienced a significant deterioration in their symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Answered by
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Lord Bethell
This question was answered on 2nd September 2021

The NHS Long Term Plan commits to the Enhanced Health in Care Homes service model that sets out best practice for dementia care including rehabilitation and reablement.

NHS England and NHS Improvement have also made guidance and resources available to address the rehabilitation needs of people living with dementia, including the ‘Dementia wellbeing in COVID-19’ resource.

In addition, we have commissioned research through the National Institute for Health Research on how to manage or mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on people with dementia and their carers living in the community and concise helpful summary leaflets were produced.

We will be setting out our plans on dementia for England for future years in due course.

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