Presenter: Jenny Doultree

Aged Care Team Leader,

Department of Health Gippsland

GIPPSLAND DEMENTIA PLAN 2011-2014

BACKGROUND

Gippsland Dementia Project commenced Jan 2011

Objectives of the Gippsland Dementia Plan :

To provide direction to dementia policy and practice in Gippsland

To improve coordination and access to services for people living with dementia and their carers

To create client focused services that go beyond program boundaries

GIPPSLAND DEMENTIA PLAN

Consultation with all parts of the sector involved with care of people with dementia and their carers revealed:

• A lack of service coordination amongst dementia specific services (AA, CDAMS, DBMAS APMH), services working in isolation and non specialist service were not aware of what could be provided by these services and when it was appropriate to refer.

• A lack of knowledge and understanding of dementia as a condition, and how dementia services can assist people living with dementia and their carers.

GIPPSLAND DEMENTIA PLAN

In the Plan there are 17 strategies to be completed over 3 years

Strategies developed and grouped into 2 domains:

Building Blocks: these strategies are considered essential to the implementation of the remaining strategies

Priority Areas: strategies address the key themes of service limitation.

The Building blocks are

B1 : Service directory/ Website

B2 : Education and training across the dementia continuum

B3 : Pathway for dementia management

B4: GP pathway for dementia

www.dementiagippsland.com.au

GIPPSLAND DEMENTIA PLAN IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS

Additional Resouces:

Access and Support Workers (Baw Baw, East Gippsland and Bass Coast) Clinical Nurse Consultants (East Gippsland , Latrobe)

Existing resources:

AAV DBMAS CDAMS GPs

GIPPSLAND DEMENTIA PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

What’s important:

Collaborative approach:Sharing information-good referralsBe consultativeKeep the GP informedStrength Based approach

Carer:Part of the assessment, the story is importantSomeone to talk to (Support group)Recognise carer stress/depressionImportance of “taking a break”InformationAccess to services