Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng / Cllr Dafydd Meurig
Additional documents:
Decision:
Resolved to
earmark £97,660 from the Transformation Fund to finance the Community Dementia
Support Services Scheme (which includes Dementia Go), to fund two full-time
posts (in Pwllheli and Porthmadog) and two 7-hour a week posts, located in Tywyn
and Caernarfon, until 31 March, 2020.
Minutes:
Submitted by Cllr Dafydd Meurig
DECISION
Resolved to earmark £97,660 from the
Transformation Fund to finance the Community Dementia Support Services Scheme
(which includes Dementia Go), to finance two full-time posts (in Pwllheli and
Porthmadog) and two 7-hour a week posts, located in Tywyn and Caernarfon, until
31 March, 2020.
DISCUSSION
The report was presented, noting that this was
a bid for funding following a two-year successful pilot period. It was noted
that the Dementia Go element was an original programme developed in Gwynedd
that contributed to the lives of people who lived with dementia and their
carers. It was added that Dementia Go was an opportunity to bring people who
lived with dementia together socially, and that it assisted in enabling people
to remain in their own homes for longer.
It was noted that 11 Dementia Go groups had
been held across the county with four staff members working specifically on the
scheme. It was added that the four staff members were champions in this field,
and that they shared information and discussed dementia within the community.
The Dementia Go sessions emphasised physical exercise, brought people together
and reduced isolation.
Observations arising from the discussion
¾ Attention was drawn to the reference
made in the report to the element of developing technology, and a question was
asked about the type of developments this would entail. It was noted that the
service had developed a tool that used virtual reality equipment to provide
people in the community with an understanding of the experience of living with
dementia.
¾ It was noted that this was one-off
funding, and a question was asked about whether staff within the Healthy Living
Centres could be trained so that they could continue to hold the sessions. In
response it was noted that Dementia Go staff held training sessions
specifically in residential homes.
¾ It was emphasised that research was
being undertaken and that a more formal evaluation should take place during the
year that would lead to a consideration of whether funding should be provided
after this year.
Awdur: Aled Davies