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Category Archives: Environment
Commitment to the care of people with dementia in hospital settings
This resource developed by the Royal College of Nursing aims to support people working in hospitals to apply five principles for improving the quality of care and support for people with dementia and their carers. Read more »
Enhancing the healing environment
The King’s Fund Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE) programme involves 23 teams from acute and mental health NHS trusts seeking to make acute general hospital environments less alienating for people with cognitive problems. Read more »
Growing support for dementia compact
The English Community Care Association recently announced many more providers have signed up to the Dementia Care and Support Compactand and improving services to people who have dementia.
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Creating a dementia-friendly city
Findings from the York Dementia Without Walls project which explored how to make York a good place to live for people with dementia and their carers. Read more »
Dementia-friendly virtual care home
The Dementia Services Development Centre’s virtual care home has been shortlisted in the ‘Improving care with technology’ category in the Health Service Journal Awards. Read more »
The search for Plymouth’s first Planting Memories garden
Friends of the McNamara Centre are in the process of searching for a plot of land in the Plymouth area that can be transformed into a sensory garden and allotment dedicated to ‘Planting Memories’ for generations to come. Read more »
New designs to help people live well with dementia
The Design Council have launched five design concepts to help people with dementia and their carers live better, including: buddiband; ode; Dementia Dog; Grouple and Trading Times. Read more »
Torbay's Norman McNamara in 'Dementia friendly' plan for town
Norman McNamara who is living with the early stages of Dementia wants his home town of Torbay in Devon to become ‘dementia friendly’. Read more »
Innovative Makeover for Sedgemoor Ward
Musgrove’s Sedgemoor Ward at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton re-opened recently after an innovative makeover which has created an environment which will enhance the hospital experience of older people and especially for those who also have dementia. The improvements on the ward will benefit all patients as well as visitors and staff. Read more »
Designs to improve life with dementia
The first round of ideas to be developed for the Design Council’s Living well with dementia design challenge have now been announced. Read more »
Brain Waves, issue 44
The November 2011 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter, produced by Innovations in Dementia, includes features on: Our House; Dementia Adventure; Design Council challenge. Read more »
Achieving quality environments for care at end of life
This guide identifies a number of key environmental principles to help improve privacy and dignity for patients and relatives. Read more »
Rising to the challenge of dementia care in hospital
Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia, was joined by one of the nation’s favourite poets as well as doctors, nurses, voluntary group members and people living with dementia at the second annual conference highlighting latest progress in dementia care across the South West. Read more »
South East compendium of innovative practice
This compendium is a local enabler for change and seeks to improve outcomes for people with dementia and their carers. Read more »
Change of venue for the second annual South West Dementia and Hospitals Conference
The 2011 Conference, ‘Dementia Care in Hospital – Rising to the Challenge’, will now be held on 5th July 2011 at Somerset County Cricket Club. The venue was previously Taunton Racecourse. The conference will provide opportunities to share and spread learning and positive practice about dementia care in hospital. Read more »
Living Life with Dementia
The aim of this guide is to show just some of the ways that local Age UKs and Age Concerns are making a difference to the lives of people living with dementia and their carers. Read more »
Living well with dementia bulletin, issue 4, February 2011
This issue of the South West Dementia Partnership bulletin focusses on the South West Hospital Standards in Dementia Care, published in February 2011. Read more »
South West Hospital Standards in Dementia Care
The South West Hospital Standards in Dementia have been developed in response to the many concerns expressed about poor quality care experienced by people with a dementia when they are in hospital. Action over the next 2 years to implement systematically these 8 standards, alongside the findings of the National Audit of Dementia Care, is intended to transform hospital care for people with a dementia. Read more »
European Network on Independent Living, December newsletter
The December 2010 edition of the European Network on Independent Living newsletter is available to download from the ENIL website. Read more »