Coastal West Sussex has one of the oldest and rapidly ageing populations in England and this is set to grow.
Life expectancy in some areas of Worthing, Littlehampton and Bognor Regis is ten years shorter than Pulborough or Arundel.
To help support our local population, Coastal West Sussex needs to be one of the best in England at supporting large numbers of older people with chronic diseases, multiple conditions and frailty and bring responsive timely care closer to home.
A number of evidence-based programmes have been planned that are focussed on the local ageing population. These are:
A population-based approach to identifying those Coastal West Sussex residents who are frail, at the end of life, those with dementia and those in care homes, and enabling integrated cross organisational working to develop LCN-level frailty multi-disciplinary teams.
The role played by Health and Social Care in support individuals to regain and develop skills to live as independently as possible, being delivered within the context of wellbeing, prevention and resilience.
A set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking, orientation, problem-solving , visuospatial skills or language. These symptoms are severe enough to affect daily life.
Our vision is one of promoting physical, mental and social well-being by enabling early and appropriate intervention and supporting people with dementia to better manage their care - moving from reactive to proactive; having parity of esteem where mind and body are considered holistically.
We believe the benefits of this integrated approach will enable us to:
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