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psychotic medication, which can have negative side-effects – for example, increasing the likelihood of the individual having a fall.
NHS Trusts and care home providers are using programmes like the Happiness Programme as a therapeutic intervention to avoid many of the challenges that come with over- medication - which impact individuals and society as a whole.
“Following the effects of the
pandemic, there is a backlog of over 50,000 people who are yet to be diagnosed with dementia.”
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HOW CAN THE HAPPINESS PROGRAMME TACKLE OVERMEDICATION?
It costs the NHS about £250m a year to provide the variety of medications which are offered to people with dementia. But the human costs are far greater - the average care home resident takes about seven different medications every day. Many people with cognitive challenges are prescribed anti-
twitter.com/TomorrowsCare Q:
POST-PANDEMIC, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE WITHIN THE HEALTH AND CARE SECTOR?
Recent research we carried out shows that 82% of people do not think that the social sector will be able to deal with rising cases of dementia and other cognitive challenges. Following the effects of the pandemic, there is a backlog of over 50,000 people who are yet to be diagnosed with dementia. This is therefore a critical moment, as a society, to radically rethink our approach to dementia care, and make sure that people do not get leſt behind.
We must combine the incredible things that can be achieved through technology, with an approach that focuses on the wellbeing of the individual, and bringing them and their families happiness and joy.
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