Dementia Carers in East
Sussex
Anita Brett-Everest, Resource Officer,
Carers Breaks Engagement Team
Tamsin Peart, Strategic
Commissioning Manager – Carers
Adult Social Care
Carers Breaks Engagement Team
• ASC Team who engage directly with
people with dementia and their carers
• Flexible short term interventions
• Carers’ assessments
• Ensure appropriate referrals within ASC
and to other organisations and feedback to
primary care referrers.
Carers Breaks Engagement Team
• Work with an individual to identify
services/activities in the community &/or
Personal Assistants
• Provides carer with a regular break
• Primary care referrals can be accepted for self
funders and patients who have declined a formal
social care/carers assessment
• Refer via HSCC (see next slide)
HSCC (Health & Social Care Connect)
Formerly known as ICAP - Integrated Community Access Point
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Health and Social Care Connect manages access and referral routes to
Adult Community Health and Social Care Services. It is jointly delivered by
ESCC Adult Social Care and East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT)
It is the conduit for health and social care professionals to access a range of
Adult Community Health and Social Care Services including: Joint
Community Rehabilitation, District Nursing and Intermediate Care Beds.
Health and Social Care Connect operates 7 days a week, from 8am to
10pm, including bank holidays.
If you need to make a referral please do this by completing a BICA and
email to esh-tr.icap@nhs.net or phone 0300 678 0010
If you are making a referral for JCR you can refer using a copy of your up to
date support plan
Health and Social Care Connect will then pass the referrals and any
relevant supporting information on to the required community service
Carers Breaks Engagement Team
• Possible interventions include:
 Set up urgent care packages
 Home visits
 Accompanying patient to GP or other health
appointment including Memory Assessment
 Assistance with managing medication
 Support to maintain caring role
Bexhill Pilot
• Dedicated resource for Federation of
Bexhill practices known as Integrated
Community Care (ICC)
• Patients with dementia
• Carers
• Single & short term interventions
• Direct liaison with the practices, attending
MDTs, visiting practices weekly
EHS and H&R Dementia
Support Workers
• 4 dedicated support workers to respond to
patients with dementia identified through
primary care to:
 Access services and community activities;
 Identify needs of carer
 Support patients to return home from respite
 Identify appropriate residential care
 Medication compliance
 Access to assistive technologies
Support for carers from Adult
Social Care
• Carers Assessments & Personal
Budgets
• CRESS – emergency respite
• East Sussex Carers Card discounts
• Flexi TeleChecks
Respite for Healthcare
Appointments & Training
• Extra help or funding to look after cared for
person, so carers can take care of their
own health or attend training relating to
caring role.
• No charge for this service
• Access: through existing homecare
provider or funds held by Care for the
Carers
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T: 01323 738390
E: info@cftc.org.uk
W: www.cftc.org.uk
Alzheimer’s Society
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Singing for the Brain
Dementia Adviser Service
Support Service for carers
Befriending of people with dementia
Helpline
Carer Information & Support Programme
(CrISP)
• Seehaven for under 65s
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T: 01424 773687 E: east.sussex@alzheimers.org.uk
Association of Carers
Respite and Befriending
Respite for Healthcare appointments
Telephone counselling
Computer Help at Home
Support to identify appropriate residential
respite/long term care
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T: 0300 330 9498 E: sue@associationofcarers.org.uk
W: http://www.associationofcarers.org.uk
British Red Cross
• Free, short-term, practical and emotional
support to carers to allow them to have a
short break from their caring role or to
support them in times of crisis.
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T: 0800 028 0831
E: enquirieskentandsussex@redcross.org.uk
W: www.redcross.org.uk
Care for the Carers
Information and advice
Practical and emotional support
Counselling
Help to access other services
Opportunities to meet other carers and build
support networks
Carers Card
Social Isolation Pilot “Care to Chat”
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T: 01323 738390
E: info@cftc.org.uk
W: www.cftc.org.uk
East Sussex Young Carers
Information, advice & signposting
Chill Clubs
1-to-1 support from trained staff
Young Carers Assessments
Young Carers Personal Budgets
T: 0300 777 2011
E: info@eastsussexyoungcarers.org.uk
W: www.eastsussexyoungcarers.org.uk
Other Support for Carers
• East Sussex Drug and Alcohol
Recovery Service (STAR)
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T: 0300 30 38 160 (Freephone) W: www.cri.org.uk
• Headway Hurstwood Park
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T: 01825 724323 E: info@headway-hp.co.uk W: www.headway-hp.org.uk
• Improving Carers’ Experience Project
(ICE Project) T: 01273 617100
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E: alan.icepro@btconnect.com or jane.icepro@btconnect.com W: www.iceproject.co.uk
• Motor Neurone Disease Association
(East Sussex Branch)
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T: 01323 843084
E: smallwood.sue@sky.com
W: www.mndassociation.org
Training for Carers
• CrISP (for dementia carers)
• Adult Social Care training for
independent sector available to
carers East Sussex Learning Portal
• Care for the Carers Toolkit Carers Toolkit
• WRAP
• ICE Project
Contacts
Anita.Brett-Everest@eastsussex.gov.uk
Tel 01323 432340
Tamsin.Peart@eastsussex.gov.uk
Tel. 01273 336195