DEMENTIA CARE
The development of this sense of daily routine will help people with dementia to establish themselves in their new home, and provide further cues to aid orientation to time and place and improve things such as eating and drinking, physical and emotional wellbeing.
TRAINING FOR CARE WORKERS
A quality person-centred care model also acknowledges that professional carers also need support and training to be able to effectively meet the needs of those living with dementia.
and how they can affect the brain differently and in turn how symptomology can differ between different types of dementia.
Training should also include the development of knowledge what person-centred dementia care should look and feel like, through the eyes of each individual based on the premise of “would the care I am delivering be good enough for me and my loved ones.”
“Dementia doesn’t rob someone of their dignity; it
is our reaction to them that does.” – Teepa Snow
Training programmes should include an in-depth understanding of what dementia is and how it can impact the brain and the overall functioning of an individual. This should be coupled with an understanding of the different types of dementia
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To ensure that the best training is being given, ongoing support and supervision is also vital for carers. This can be done through individual clinical supervision, but it can also be done through group reflection, facilitating group discussions and allowing a staff team a sense of ownership of the care they are delivering.
Teepa Snow has a powerful and passionate quote that tells us: “Dementia doesn’t rob someone of their dignity; it is our reaction to them that does.”
Any care setting that is delivering a truly person-centred model of dementia care will have residents who feel valued, and whose distress is understood from an individual perspective. This will be based on a deep understanding of the known information of each person’s history, cultural identity and beliefs. This enables professional carers to try to interpret the world through the eyes of the person living with dementia and in turn adapt and shape care based on empathy and compassion.
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