Dementia (health and wellbeing needs in South Tyneside)

There are several key issues which may have implications for the demand for services. For example:

• Projections suggest that the numbers of people with dementia and the severity level is increasing, people are also living longer with the condition. This has implications for the support required.
• Limited information is available about EOSD locally, people's needs are often vastly different to those of older people with the condition, such as family responsibilities, the need to work, and potentially being carers themselves.
• Better understand the requirements of specific groups within a growing dementia population, such as those from ethnic minority communities.
• Better understand the needs of LGBTQIA+ residents.
• The need to ensure a suitably qualified current and future workforce to meet the requirements of growing dementia population.
• Discussions have suggested that provision is South Shields centric.