Social care needs of people with young onset dementia and their families

A key priority area of the DYNAMIC project  was to raise awareness among social care staff about the social care needs of people with young onset dementia and their families.

Key themes and messages

Lack of knowledge about young onset dementia
Better knowledge of young onset dementia and its impact could improve social care staff understanding of families’ needs.

Lack of proactive care
Proactive social care could help to prevent crises

Person-centredness
Understanding the specific needs of families underpins good practice and can result in tailored social care.

Enhanced awareness is better for everyone
Staff training and expert advice could promote social care staff confidence and ability to better support families living with young onset dementia.

We have created an animation – see below – to raise awareness of young onset dementia amongst social care staff to make sure no family faces young onset dementia alone.

Developing a good social care strategy for managing young onset dementia could also have broader benefits for other complex conditions.