Dementia care

Our aim is to make every moment count for a person living with a dementia.

Our approach to this includes:-

· Recognising and supporting the unique and personal life history of an individual

· Living every moment in the here and now with people

· Providing meaningful occupation and opportunities to maintain life skills

· Focussing on feelings to increase well-being (safe, belonging, loved)

· Valuing a person’s abilities

· Providing comfort in enabling surroundings with cues to live well

· Promoting a sense of freedom by not restricting and controlling an individual’s choice

· Finding staff who have a natural ability to connect with people – with affection, laughter, smiles and hugs
   – just like a family

· Supporting our managers to be inspiring leaders in dementia care

· Training staff in meaningful communication and the interpretation of behaviours as feelings

We see the person before the dementia.