making changes happen in dementia care the...
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Making Changes Happen
in dementia care
THE ENVIRONMENT
Professor June Andrews
What is the Stirling DSDC?
• Independent and authoritative
• Been working in dementia for 25 years
• Work all over the world
• Called in when people are in trouble
• Non-profit and supported by charity
• Based on research evidence
• Highly experienced teams
The “leaf model” – what keeps people with dementia
above the line?
Mild
dependency
Extreme
dependency
Consider the impairment
• to remember
• to work things out
• to learn
• to deal with the normal changes of aging
• increase in stress
• other’s responses to the impairments
Behavioural problems of greatest concern
• Agitation and anxiety
• Aggression
• Depression
• Hallucination
• Sleeplessness
• Wandering
Rainbow pack of useful books
Extrapolate from sensory and physical
impairment
• The yellow goggles
• The soap and bath plug
• The smell and taste of food
• Sleeping and wandering
• Learning to read and play the piano
Stop doing pointless things
• Continence
• Aggression
• Unwanted exiting
• Medication
• Communication
Virtual dementia friendly hospital
On line resources
Dame Judi Dench with some of our staff and
students
Iris Murdoch Building, University of Stirling,
FK9 4LA Tel. 01786 467740
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.dementia.stir.ac.uk