'One of the most innovative' dementia services celebrates first birthday

EachStep Blackley, a £5m dementia care service, has celebrated its first year of delivering specialist care and support to people in Manchester.

The service, which is operated by social care charity Community Integrated Care, welcomed its first residents on 13 July 2012.

EachStep Blackley provides residential and respite care as well as home care and day care.

In its first year, EachStep Blackley has been praised for its pioneering and unique approach. Professor Alistair Burns, the Department of Health’s Dementia Tsar, called it “one of the most innovative care services I have seen”.

It has also been recognised at the UK Dementia Awards and Social Impact Awards and has been visited by international delegations seeking out best practice in UK care, including members of the Singapore Government.

Michelle Phillips, manager at EachStep Blackley, said: “One year ago, we launched EachStep Blackley and in this time we have been thrilled by the impact made by our joined-up approach and specialist support.

“In just 12 months, EachStep Blackley has transformed the lives of many people living in Greater Manchester who have been affected by dementia. We are looking forward to many more years of providing pioneering dementia care.”

EachStep Blackley is unusual in the way it supports people with dementia from their initial diagnosis until the end of their lives, by offering a complete range of specialist care services – home care, day care, respite care and residential and nursing support.

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