Six high impact changes to support people with dementia in hospitals
Stress and distress for people with dementia can be prevented or managed through improved person-centred planning. Our improvement work considered ways to improve support for people with dementia in hospitals.
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We found six key changes that improved care. You can access an overview of each change and resources to support your improvements at the links below:
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Ensure all staff feel competent and supported to use person-centred approaches |
All staff should feel competent and supported to use person-centred approaches. |
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Introduce processes to collect person-centred information for new patients. |
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Gather person-centred information |
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Develop processes to involve family, friends and carers when collecting person-centred information. |
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Provide meaningful activity to support the prevention and management of stress and distress |
Create plans to use the person-centred information gathered. |
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Collect data to show if changes are:
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