A new
guide to help care home workers and managers improve life for those with
dementia has been issued by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.
It is
the result of nine month’s work which took place to capture the experiences of
staff, relatives and those with dementia.
The guide includes a
toolbox of techniques to help tackle the most common dementia care challenges
faced by care homes staff including:
- managers
finding it difficult to motivate their team - staff
feeling they don’t have the time to engage effectively with residents - staff
feeling residents don’t respond to them, no matter how hard they try
It is divided into three sections – a section for care
home managers, a section for care home staff and an invaluable A to Z of the
most commonly used tools, including a description of what they are, who should
use them and where to find them.
Download the guide