More Than Marginal Interest: Dementia in Local Housing Policies

This report by Foundations states that dementia needs should be positioned more central to the current framework of housing and health rather than in the margin and calls for action.

According to its analysis of Disabled Facilities Grant data and local practices, the proportion of adaptations being implemented for people with dementia as their primary disability are low (only 3%), yet often people with dementia are faced with multiple co-morbidities. It suggests that there is a mismatch of those adaptations being done for people with dementia yet without their dementia being fully taken into consideration.

Its review recommends that hat all local authorities should take a more inclusive approach to their housing assistance policy and include regular consultation at every stage of the process with include regular consultation at every stage of the process with people living with dementia, their families and carers.