Up to 250,000 people with dementia receive care and support that fails to meet their needs, resulting in 50,000 people being forced into care homes early, an Alzheimer's Society report has found.
According to 'Support. Stay. Save. Care and support of people with dementia in their own homes' for each avoidable month these people spend in care, the state will face a bill of at least £70 million, while ens of thousands more will be admitted to hospital unnecessarily. In the current environment of spending cuts, Alzheimer's Society predicts the situation is set to get much worse. The charity is now calling on commissioners to think long term and invest in dementia services and training to keep more people out of hospitals and care homes and to save the NHS and councils from bankru...
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