Judgements about carer assessments for carers of people with dementia: case vignette study

Abstract

Objectives UK carer assessments, in primary and social care, intend to discover what carers need in their caring roles and more widely. Evidence points to these not being configured sufficiently around carers of people with dementia, with potentially their breadth of needs not being recognised. We evaluated the extent of agreement, between carers of people with dementia, primary care, and social care professionals, on their recommendations from assessing carers’ needs in a range of circumstances. It is intended for findings to be taken forward as recommendations for policy and practice.