Dementia Care
Specialist dementia residential and nursing placements and community services. 75 UK councils have discussed dementia care in monitored meetings — track who, where and how the conversation is moving.
What councils are saying about dementia care
Dementia Care is one of the procurement themes QuorumInsight tracks across UK local government, detected in 138 meeting mentions spanning 75 councils. Every mention comes from an analysed council meeting — a cabinet decision, a committee discussion or a budget report — so this is a picture of what councils are actually planning and debating, not a directory of published tenders.
Discussion has held steady quarter-on-quarter: there were 9 mentions in the last three months, against 8 in the three months before. For suppliers, that matters because activity in a council meeting typically precedes any formal procurement by months. Reading it early is the difference between shaping a requirement and responding to one. Dementia Care sits within the broader adult social care category.
Mentions over the last 12 months
Monthly dementia care mentions across all monitored UK councils, by meeting date. The current month is excluded while it is still in progress.
Most active councils
Flintshire County Council in Wales is the most active authority on dementia care, with 6 mentions across 6 monitored meetings — around 4% of all dementia care discussion QuorumInsight has tracked. The council returned to the subject as recently as its “Care Provision & Microcare Review” meeting on 5 Sept 2024.
Flintshire County Council (6 mentions) and Wokingham Borough Council (5) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| City of York Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 6 |
| Flintshire County Council | Wales | 6 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | South East | 5 |
| Medway Council | South East | 4 |
| Swansea Council | Wales | 4 |
| Shropshire Council | West Midlands | 4 |
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | North West | 4 |
| Lincolnshire County Council | East Midlands | 4 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | Wales | 3 |
| Northumberland County Council | North East | 3 |
| Bracknell Forest Council | South East | 3 |
| Falkirk Council | Scotland | 3 |
In councils’ own words
Recent meetings where dementia care came up, with the relevant passage from the discussion. Each meeting links to the council’s intelligence profile.
Buckinghamshire Council · Adult Social Care & Equipment · 2 Jul 2026
““resources to tackle the waiting list for dementia diagnosis””
Aberdeenshire Council · Health Service Relocations · 1 Jul 2026
“"new community-based dementia support models"”
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council · Health Inequalities & Care · 16 Jun 2026
“"update on Nozli's dementia strategy for 2026 going forward then to 2031"”
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council · Live Well & Care · 11 Jun 2026
“the Offerton Dementia Hub for example was let's kind of supercharge our efforts and put a hub into Offerton because we know there is a demand there.”
North Lanarkshire Council · Carer Support Funding · 19 May 2026
“the dementia focused work at Strathclyde University is £100,000 with that being matched by Strathclyde University.”
Warwickshire County Council · Care Plan 26-30 · 22 Apr 2026
“a plug for dementia diagnosis and support.”
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- Hospital Discharge & Reablement · 106 councils
- Adult Mental Health Commissioning · 109 councils
- Residential Care Placements · 92 councils
- Assistive Technology · 115 councils
- Advocacy Services · 99 councils
Track dementia care across every council
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