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Table 5 Allocation of services by case type and percentages of total case cost in the two scenarios

From: Resource allocation across the dementia continuum: a mixed methods study examining decision making on optimal dementia care among health and social care professionals

Service type

Case 1

Lower needs

Case 2

Case 3

Case 4

Case 5

Case 6

Higher needs

Support in the home (Home help, support worker and In home respite)

 No constraint scenario

31%

53%

47%

50%

51%

41%

 Budget constraint scenario

36%

53%

47%

43%

54%

56%

Day Care

 No constraint scenario

20%

6%

17%

17%

18%

24%

 Budget constraint scenario

9%

0%

8%

14%

11%

7%

Psycho-social support (social clubs and activities, dementia cognitive therapies)

 No constraint scenario

15%

11%

7%

4%

4%

5%

 Budget constraint scenario

18%

11%

6%

3%

3%

1%

Visits from HSCPs (OTs, Physiotherapists, SLTs, Dieticians, PHNs, Dementia advisers)

 No constraint scenario

6%

5%

4%

5%

5%

6%

 Budget constraint scenario

8%

6%

4%

4%

6%

6%

Carer Supports (Support groups, counselling, education, nursing home based respite)

 No constraint scenario

7%

7%

8%

6%

11%

12%

 Budget constraint scenario

9%

10%

10%

4%

10%

7%

Other Services: Referral to Psychiatry of Old Age Team

 No constraint scenario

5%

17%

12%

9%

7%

9%

 Budget constraint scenario

5%

18%

22%

18%

13%

14%

Meals on wheels and transport

 No constraint scenario

17%

1%

4%

10%

5%

3%

 Budget constraint scenario

16%

3%

3%

14%

3%

9%