Guidance
After a diagnosis of dementia: what to expect from health and care services
A guide to the support people should get from local services in England if they or someone they know have been diagnosed with dementia.
Documents
Details
This document is for anyone diagnosed with dementia and the people who care for them. It has details about what support they should get.
It includes information about:
- what is in a care plan
- how health care and social care services can help
- support available to family and friends who are carers
- how to take part in research
Information to help local health and social care commissioners put the right support in place is on the Social Care Institute for Excellence website.