P E T A L SThe Somerset Care Group

Dementia Care Services

In the Community

The PETALS Project Somerset Care has been developing person centred

care practice in our residential homes since 2001

PETALS became the emblem of corporate dementia care philosophy in 2008

Transferring this knowledge and experience to our domiciliary services

Measuring the outcomes for the project:Collecting baseline dataDementia Care Mapping used as a Quality

Assurance process and staff development tool

Putting People first

Benefits Best Practice – Work towards an excellent service

Providing Person Centred Support

Highly skilled Petals Team

Listening to people with dementia and their carers involve them in shaping, developing and controlling services

What would success look like ?Creating a service that deliversPETALS Dementia Care“We Can Make Difference”

Senior Managers Community Team Supervisors

Petal Community Keyworkers

Consultation

Types of Support and Activities that PETALS in the Community will provide

“What support will you offer my wife who has Dementia and how will you support me to care for

her. What makes you different? ”

Initial Support – To build trust

Personal Care – Maintaining and promoting independence

Valued member of the community• Family Life • Community Life • Civic Life

Reminiscence Therapy • Memories • Photographs• Music• Visit to familiar places • Exploring the past – using objects / visual/ pictorial

aids

Meaningful Activities – Person Centred• Meaning and Purpose • Maintaining Skills • Enjoyment • Social Contact

Creative Dietary Support• Nutritious Diet • Sitting down and eating

together• Preparing food together• Choosing food together

Telecare • Safety and Security• Facilitate

Independence• Supporting relatives /

family

Person Centred Support Plan• Bank of time• Choice of how to spend

time and use time• DCM-SL • Life History • Assessment of need • Doing with not doing for

Dementia Care Mapping-SL Bradford University have recently developed a dementia

care mapping tool that can be used to support domiciliary care workers and improve services to people living at home

It involves an observer (Mapper) accompanying a Care & Support Worker during their visit

The observation of care takes place in public spaces in the service users home e.g. living room, kitchen etc.

The mapper will record the service user’s: Mood and engagement Activity Interaction with staff

Benefits of DCM-SL These observations will help create a detailed map of

the care being delivered to the individual

Allowing us to develop and improve the service we deliver to that individual.

Promoting reflective practice for our staff, helping to enhance skills and knowledge and improving outcomes for people living with dementia.

Maps will take place at the beginning and end of the project allowing us to measure outcomes for individuals and the success of the pilot

The PETALS Pilot ProjectThe pilot started on the 1st OctoberIt will run for six monthsI’m sure we will learn a lot along

the wayWe look forward to sharing our

experiences with you in the future