Introduction
This Dementia Care & Support Compact is our response to the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia. It sets out our commitment to supporting the delivery of the National Dementia Strategy and improving care and support for people with dementia, their carers and families.
Our Challenge
We challenge the perceptions surrounding social care services for people with dementia. Our services will provide the right care, in the right place, at the right time.
People with dementia using our services will be able to say:
- I am respected as an individual
- I get the care and support which enables me to live well with my dementia
- Those around me and looking after me are well supported and understand how to maximise my independence
- I am treated with dignity and respect
- I know what I can do to help myself and who else can help me
- I can enjoy life
- I feel part of a community and I am inspired to participate in community life
- I am confident that my end-of-life wishes will be respected. I can expect a good death
Our Commitment
We will:
- Focus on quality of life for people with dementia, as well as quality of care. By knowing the person, their life history and their personal culture, our staff will deliver a personalised package of care and support
- Set a benchmark for high quality, relationship-based care and support for people with dementia. We will inspire and encourage our sector to take responsibility for delivering this, building on existing good practice
- Engage and involve the wider community to improve their support for people with dementia, including GPs and healthcare professionals
- Play our part in supporting the wider community, sharing the knowledge and skills of our staff, and inviting people into our care settings
- Work with commissioners of care for people with dementia to ensure they commission quality care services appropriately; and
- Clearly set out how we have delivered on this Compact to make a difference for people with dementia, their carers and families. This will link into the work on quality and transparency being taken forward as part of the Care & Support White Paper.
There are now 125 signatories on this list, representing 2,651 care providers/services across England. You can see those who have committed listed below.
Founding Signatories:
Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive, Care England
Jane Ashcroft, Chief Executive, Anchor
Mike Parsons, Chief Executive, Barchester Healthcare
Stuart Fletcher, Chief Executive, Bupa
Mike Parish, Chief Executive, Care UK
Miranda Wixon, Executive Committee Member, CERETAS
Ted Smith, Chief Executive, European Care
Dr Peter Calverley, Chief Executive, Four Seasons Healthcare
Fiona Lowry, Chief Executive, The Good Care Group
Dr Bridget Warr, Chief Executive, UKHCA
2nd round of signatories October 2012:
Tony Heywood, Chairman, Gracewell Healthcare
Avnish Goyal, Chief Executive, Hallmark Care Homes
Simon Morris, Chief Executive, Jewish Care
Pam Finnis, Managing Director, HC-One
Jeremy Nixey, Chief Executive Officer, Shaw Healthcare
Margaret Metcalfe, Sheila Gibson Unit, Stapleford Care Centre
Cynthia Heymanson, Circle Dance in Dementia
Neil Bryant, My Amego
Nigel Best, Amphion
Dr Taleb Durgahee, Palm Court & Keller House of Excellence in Dementia Care
Beverley Hickey, Adiemus Care
Dipak Patel, Hazelwood Nursing
Jessie Khan, Abbey Care Home
Kausar Sadiq, Penny Pot Residential Care Home
Florence Somers, The Dr French Memorial Home
Andrew Cheesbrough, Chief Executive, The Orders of St John Care Trust
Penny Jones, Greenwich & Bexley Community Hospice
Darrell Byrom, Westgate House Nursing Home
Laura Bale, Royal Hospital Chelsea
Pat Schofield, School for Health & Social Care
Beverley Aldridge, Coverage Care Services
Sharon Davies, Hertfordshire Care Providers Association
Geoffrey Cox, Southern Healthcare Ltd
Keri Thomas & Maggie Rowlands, The National GSF Centre for End of Life Care
Ginny Patterson, Amore Care (The Priory Group)
Liz Wilde, Lancashire County Commercial Group – Care Services
Anna Gaughan, The Life Story Network (CIC)
Paul Mancey, Orchard Care Homes
Richard Furze, Friends of the Elderly
Sue Brand, RDB Star Rating
Tom Owen & Julienne Meyer, My Home Life
Sam Cheekoory, Quantum Care
3rd round of signatories November 2012:
Martin Clark, Managing Director. CareConcepts Ltd
Guy Geller, Senior Vice President & Managing Director UK, Sunrise Senior Living
Angela Downing, CEO Reflections SW CIC
Amanda Molyneux, CEO Reflections Wigan CIC
Hilary Rowland, Chief Executive, Parkhaven Trust
Stuart Brown, Chief Executive, Sing For Your Life
Trevor Brocklebank, CEO, Home Instead Senior Care
Andrew Cope, Managing Director, Arc Community Care Ltd
Paul Allen, Chief Executive, The Abbeyfield Society
Leon Smith, Chief Executive, Nightingale Hammerson
Des Kelly OBE, Executive Director, National Care Forum
Adrian Eggington, Director of Resident Services, Central & Cecil
Anne Anketell, Managing Director, Circle Support
Allison Cowley, Director, Hunter’s Lodge Retirement Home Ltd
4th round of signatories January 2013:
Bev Stubbs, Care Home Manager, Stainton Way Residential Care Home
Jean Townsend, Care Home Manager, Parklands Residential Care Home
Deb Rigg, Care Home Manager, Hampshire Court Residential Care Home
Alan Firth, Chief Executive, Meridian Healthcare Limited
Charlotte Davies, Joint Commissioner, Milton Keyenes Council/NHSMK
Debra Lawson, Head of Commissioning for Vulnerable People, Knowsley Local Authority
Linday Cawley, Head of Quality & Safeguarding, Knowsley Local Authority
Ita Symons MBE, Chief Executive, Agudas Israel Housing Association
Louise Rule, Service Director – Commissioning & Business Development, Gateshead Council
Andre Pringle, Care Home Manager, Woodlands Residential Care Home
Les Billingham, Head of Adult Services, Thurrock Council
Jane Robinson, Head of Adult Services, South Tyneside Council
Sue Hodder, Chief Operations Officer, Homelink Day Care
Cathy Kerr, Director of Adult and Community Services, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
James Brennan, Managing Director, Havering Care Homes
Steven McCourt, Director, McCourt Care Ltd
Mike Armstrong, Chief Executive, Romford Baptist Church Housing Association Ltd
5th round of signatories February 2013:
Austin Heraty, Director of Social Care, Doris Jones Ltd
Mike Padgham, Managing Director, St Cecilia’s
Jenny French, Operations Director, New Century Care Ltd
Laird MacKay, Group Operations Director, Caring Homes
Maureen Sim, Director of Operations, Pilgrims’ Friend Society
Peter Warmerdam, Proprietor/Manager, Emerson Court Care Home
Chris Demsey, Manager, Abbotsford Nursing Home
Roger Davies, Chief Executive, MHA
Simon Beckett, Chairman, Wellburn Care Homes Ltd
Mary Anson, Director, Anson Care Services
Emma Bryer, General Manager, Ashlar House (Barchester Healthcare Ltd)
6th round of signatories March 2013:
Barry Dennis, CEO, Wells Community Hospital Trust
Janet Holmes, Director, Autumn House Care Ltd & The Moorings Care Ltd
Ian Bowering, Head of Older Adults & Physical Impairment, Coventry City Council
Chris Harris, Dementia Project Lead, Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Jo Lindley, Care Quality Manager, Signature Senior Lifestyle
Mark Greaves, Managing Director, Ideal Homes
Moira Clare, General Manager, County Care Homes
Dr I Greaves, Director, Gingercroft Residential Home/Gnosall Healthcare Ltd
Patricia Jones-Greenhalgh, Executive Director Adult Care Services, Bury Council
Karen Knight, Managing Director, NorseCare Ltd
Mandy Masters, Operations Director, Kingsley Healthcare Ltd
John Lambert, Personalisation & Partnerships Development Manager, Suffolk County Council
Satnam Nanuwa, Managing Director, HiCare Ltd
Mary McLean, Director, Colville Care Ltd
Corrine Lovejoy, Manager, Kynance Residential Home
7th round of signatories April 2013:
Kathryn Farmer, Chief Executive, Borough Care
David Hill, Director, Netley Partnerships Ltd
Alison Hudson, Manager, White Gables Residential Care Home
Allison Cowley, Director, Hunter’s Lodge Retirement Home Ltd
Paul O’Donoghue, Proprietor, Court Nursing Home
Ron Ramana, Operational Manager, Hazelwood Care Ltd
Andrew Worsley, CEO/Owner, Harbour Healthcare
Emma John, Resources Director, The Partnership in Care
Angela Rankin, Head of Independent Living, Orbit Independent Living
Debbie Christian, Chief Operations Director, Healthcare Homes Group Ltd
Patricia Quinn, Registered Home Manager, Bourne House Residential Home
Helen Morgan, Care Director, Bakewells Care Home
Gillian Peel, Chief Executive, Age UK (Darlington)
Feizal Molabaccus, Director, Chrissian Residential Home
Simon Gibbs, Director, Stowcare Ltd
Lois Hughes, Manager, Ormonde Home for the Elderly
Roger Catchpole, Director, Stowlangtoft Healthcare LLP
Sandy Hogg, Chief Redesign Officer, Ipswich & East Suffolk CCG
Prema Dorai, Manager, Baylham Care Centre
Valerie Ogden, Manager, Berrycroft Manor
Linda Sanders, Corporate Director Social Care and Health, London Borough of Hillingdon
Simon Williams, Director of Community & Housing, London Borough of Merton
Louise Chambers, Head of Elder Care, Milestones Trust
Marlene Kelly, Registered Manager, Auburn Mere Residential Care Home
Margaret Asquith, Director of Children & Adult Services, Bolton Council
Steve Metcalf, Managing Director, SSL Healthcare Ltd
Mark Taylor, Proprietor, Brooklands Nursing Homes
Jack Meredith, Chief Executive, Meredith UK
Gill Jeffers, Regional Manager & Dementia Lead, Gold Care Homes
P S Woodward, CEO, Sue Ryder
Sue Renvoize, Commissioning Lead for Services for Older People & Carers, Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
Jackie Groom, Home Manager, Foundation Care Ltd
Irene Burton, Registered Provider, Blackrod House
Donna Storey, Service Development Manager, Adult Social Care, Cumbria County Council
Janice Hayward, Operations Director, Vista
Ted Maddex, Senior Commissioning Manager, Hertfordshire County Council
Joan Hutton, Interim Head of Adult Social Services, Lewisham Council
Christobel Shawcross, Deputy Managing Director & Strategic Director of Adult & Community Services, Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead
David Granath, Director, The Hospital of God at Greatham
Paul Dulson, Head of Adult Assessment & Care Management, Tameside MBC
Rahim Ismail, Director, Broomfield Residential Care
Councillor Ruth Dombey, Leader, LB Sutton
Philip Simpkins, Chief Executive, Bedford Borough Council
John Yasin, Owner, The Grange Care Home
Martin Samuels, Commissioner for Care, Staffordshire County Council
Steve McCormack, Integrated Dementia Commissioning Lead/Mental Health Commissioning Manager, Norfolk County Council
Vicki Weller, General Manager, Your Health Ltd & Systems Associates Ltd
Ian Curryer, Chief Executive, Nottingham City Council
Jenny Appleby, Strategic Commissioning Manager: Older Peoples Services, Derby City Council
Bill Robertson, Strategic Director, Derbyshire County Council
Mandy Stott, Head of Service for Vulnerable People, Rutland County Council
Martin Hall, Strategic Planning - Adults and Communities Department, Leicestershire County Council
John Nawrockyi, Director of Adults and Older People Services, Royal Borough of Greenwich
Janice King, Operations Director, Manor Court Care (Norfolk) Ltd
Mrs Sonita Nijhawan, Director and Registered Provider, Springfield Manor Nursing Home
Richard Key, Director, Ebury Court Residential Home Ltd
8th round of signatories May 2013:
Joanne Jones, Commissioning Lead, Cheshire West & Chester Council
Melanie O’Rourke, Locality Manager – Older Persons and Disabled Adults, Reading Borough Council
Phillip Letchfield, Head of Contracts & Performance (Adult Social Care), Brighton & Hove Council
Ann Hagan, Lead Commissioner Adult Social Care, Brighton & Hove Council
9th round of signatories June 2013:
Claire Ferrari, CEO, Fewcott Healthcare Ltd, for Fewcott House Nursing Home, Leafield Care Home and St Annes Care Home
Karen Aldred, Chief Executive, Abingdon Court Care Home (Acer Healthcare)
Anthea Speich, Business Manager, Green Pastures Christian Nursing Home
Vipin P Nayar, Ramping Cat House Nursing Home
Debbie Behan, Finance Manager, Heathfield House Nursing Home
Steve Wood, Managing Director, Sanctuary Housing
10th Round of signatories August 2013:
Jeanette Dyer, Care Manager, Lyndhurst Rest Home
Jackie Greer, Head of Care Services, Blind Veterans UK
Sandra Stinton, Home Manager, The Grange Rest Home
11th Round of signatories September 2013:
Eileen Horne, Care Manager, Charlesworth Rest Home
Jackie Wenham, Manager, Autumn Lodge
Gloria Draper, Manager, Charles Lodge
Mandy Knapp, Group Manager, Southcare Homes
Natasha Clarke, Manager, Arlington House
Paul Burns, Managing Director, Victoria Nursing Homes
Karen Crosby, Home Manager, Birch Grove Nursing Home
Marion Conway, Home Manager, Middleton Grove Healthcare (Southern) Ltd
Peter Mallinson, Director, Loxwood House Ltd
Dawn Webb, Deputy Manager, Place Farm House Residential Care Home
Joanne James, Area Manager, Adelaide Nursing Home
Jennifer Downs, Manager, Crescent House
Carole Franklin, Registered Manager, Princess Alexandra House
M T Mirza, Manager, Vallance Care Home
Russell Pinsent, Director, Carlton House
Maureen Pyle, Manager, Hereford House
Denise Roussel, Home Manager, Aspen House
12th Round of signatories November 2013:
Anita Redwood, Owner, Whytecliffe
Barbara Warren, Manager, Summer Lodge
Debbie Dunne, Managing Owner, Brittany Lodge
Josephine Lowe, Registered Manager, Conifer Lodge
Sergiu Orza, Home Manager, Hazlegrove Nursing Home
Karen Everest, Deputy Manager, St Joseph’s Care Home
Glynis Whitmore, Registered Manager, The Downs Nursing Home
Maria Holliday-Welch, Registered Provider, Fairdene Lodge & Grosvenor Lodge
Debra Keeling, Deputy Director of Care, Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution
If you want to find out more about the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia, then please click on the following link: http://dementiachallenge.dh.gov.uk/about-the-challenge/
If you want to sign up to the Dementia Care & Support Compact, then please email: acorby@careengland.org.uk
Music & Memory
Conceived by Music & Memory Executive Director Dan Cohen and film Director Michael Rossato-Bennett, Alive Inside highlights nursing home residents and caregivers who use Music & Memory's program and shows how personalised music may alleviate symptoms of dementia without the aid of antipsychotic medications. MUSIC & MEMORY helps individuals with a wide range of cognitive and physical conditions to engage with the world, ease pain and reclaim their humanity through the use of personalised music playlists and other digital technologies.
Link to their website www.musicandmemory.org. and this YouTube Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrZJFHMrFHo&feature=youtu.be
Dementia Action Alliance
80% of people living in care homes have a form of dementia. That’s why Care England would like to offer their members the opportunity to join the Dementia Action Alliance. The DAA brings together leading organisations from across the health and social care sector to take action on dementia. The ethos behind the DAA is that we are stronger when we work together. Not only will you have the opportunity to network with 150 members, you will also gain insights from leading figures in dementia care and support through our events, newsletters and webinars. As a result your workforce will be equipped to deliver the best possible care and support for your residents.
The DAA is a unique platform that aims to bring about a society-wide response to dementia. Members make individual commitments to action within their organisations, setting out what they hope to achieve to support people affected by dementia. We also work as a collective on wide-reaching Calls to Action, or campaigns, which have driven improvements in the quality of life for people with dementia and their carers.
In signing up to the DAA, you will demonstrate your commitment to helping people with dementia and their carers. You will have the opportunity to promote your organisation and your positive actions through a number of different channels.
The DAA relies on financial contributions from our members, and in return will receive the following benefits:
- Free quarterly meetings, which bring together the DAA members for networking and information sharing
- Monthly newsletters where you can promote your initiatives or advertise vacant roles within your organisation and learn about the work of the members
- A dedicated online member’s page
- Collaborative opportunities on Calls to Action
- Mention of your organisation and your actions in the Annual Report
- Access to the DAA Secretariat who can provide you with information and resources and facilitate introductions to other members
- Attendance at our Annual Conference, where keynote speakers have included leading figures from across health and social care
We have achieved a great deal over the last few years but there is still more to be done. In joining the Dementia Action Alliance you can play a key role to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers.
Take action today by joining on the website or contacting dementiaactionalliance@alzheimers.org.uk