1. A partnership between Cheshire East Council, Age UK Cheshire,Central and Eastern Cheshire Primary Care Trustand Zero

2. Cheshire East is the third largest unitary authorityin the North West next to Manchester and LiverpoolIn Cheshire East there are estimated to bealmost 5,000 people over the age of 65living with Dementia: 65% are likely to be women One in five people over 80 has a formof Dementia One in 20 people over 65 has a formof Dementia 18% of Cheshire Eastspopulation is over the age of 65 the highest percentage in Englandcompared to 16% nationally, and2.4%, or 8,200 people, are over theage of 85 compared to 2.2% nationally 3. 821,884 people in the UK live with DementiaDementia costs the UK economy 23 billion per year.This is more than cancer (12 billion per year) and heart disease (8 billion per year) combined.How the 23 billion cost of dementia is metLong term institutional social care and informal care costs make up the majority of the 23 billion figure.Most of the cost of dementia - 12.4 billion per year - is met by unpaid carers.Social care costs are 9 billion, health care 1.2 billion and productivity losses 29 million820,000 in the UK - The total number of people with Dementia in the UK is forecast to increase to 940,110 by2021 and 1,735,087 by 2051, an increase of 38% over the next 15 years and 154% over the next 45 years.Diagram courtesy of the Alzheimers Research Trust report Dementia 2010 4. Aims. Local, explore andtest. Raise awareness. Grow peer support. Citizen ledsolutions. Blend in. Live customerinsight. 5. The site had to be: Welcoming. Super simple. Comfortable/accessible. Welldesigned...aimedprimarily at women? Informal &trustworthy. 6. Dont forgetDemenShare.comfor dementia support incentral and east Cheshire 7. Site statistics We currently have 438 people registered with the site Since the launch on 14 October 2010 www.DemenShare.comhas had 5,373 unique visitors, and 8,808 total visits A high proportion of visits come directly towww.demenshare.com (32.5% of visits) 51.5% are from Google and other searchengines, and 16% from referring sites The 2,371 page titles (each heading within a discussion group links to a separate page) have been viewed a total of 51,160 times Visitors spend an average of 6 minutes browsing the site and view approximately 6 pages in that time The site has had 8,808 visits from 71 countries/territories and has been read in 57 languages. 8. The Benefits easy access to timely, relevant information..24/7 potential to form social support networks offlinein their own communities having online friends and Diane who understand and canempathize with their situation and signpost them to help/otherswho share their situation and can advise from experience stress reduction they are listened to and engaged with. raising awareness...including decision takers! finding and keeping on pathways, social care outcomes. improved coordination & building resilience. increase in volunteering! diversity beyond engagement. 9. The Benefits for GPs opportunity to be associated with a cutting edge, innovativeinitiative which is delivering results for people living with dementia free up GP time by providing an alternative support serviceto refer patients/carers to potential to improve patient outcomes potential to improve quality of life for patients and carers an opportunity to shape the service that DemenShare delivers tothe GPs own community e.g. via involvement of dementia advisors connect to the social! 10. Efficiencies Insight leading to redesign/recalibration. Peer support and dementia. Partnership working/fresh resource. Better outcomes are more efficient outcomes. Prevention of the need for acute services. Increase take up of DP. CCG`s. Improving diagnosis and referral times. Connection to commissioners. 11. If you would like to know more about DemenShareplease contact: Jill GreenwoodCheshire East Council Ken Clemens Age UK Cheshire Sue BensonCheshire East Council