Commissioned by the Alzheimer’s Society, the research aims to build a clearer picture of the current provision of dementia-specific education for the adult social care workforce. The findings will help shape future policy and campaigns to ensure care home and home care staff are fully supported to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.
Staff are invited to complete an anonymous online survey, which takes around 20 minutes and is open until Thursday 18 September.
Professor Sarah Smith, who is leading the study alongside Professor Claire Surr and IFF Research, said:
“This is an important piece of research that will help us, for the first time, to understand the reach of dementia-specific training for social care staff across the three nations. Knowing whether staff have the skills to deliver appropriate person-centred care for people with dementia is critical to making the case for improvements in the future.”
The study highlights the essential role of the adult social care workforce in supporting people living with dementia and underlines the need to identify barriers, support requirements and opportunities for improved training access.
Professor Smith added:
“We need as many staff as possible to complete this survey so that we can understand the landscape of dementia training and make the case for best supporting this workforce in the future.”
