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A shared care pathway for people with dementia in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
— produced with Health Action Zone funding by the Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Health and Social Care Communities |
| Corporate Author | Cornwall County Council; Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust |
| Publisher | Cornwall County Council, Truro, April 2004 |
| Pages | 44 pp |
| Source | Social Services HQ, County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro TR1 3AY. |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Management [care] ; Coordination ; Interaction [welfare services] ; Standards of provision ; Instruction handbooks. |
| Annotation | The care pathway is a multidisciplinary, multi-agency, planned approach to care delivery, the elements of which are presented as guidance notes accompanied by flowcharts and an overview model of best practice. The pathway elements comprise: aid to recognition of dementia; meeting the needs of carers; managing behaviour that challenges; moving from one environment to another; management of cognitive enhancing medication; and discharge pathway from acute hospital care. Appendices provide more detailed practice guidance on referral to specialist mental health team; recognition and treatment of depression; discharge from care; person centred care; and NICE guidance. Also included are the Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE); Geriatric Depression Scale 4 and 15 item versions (GDS-4 and GDS-15); the 6 item Cognitive Impairment Test (6CIT); and Carer Strain Index. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080603001 B |
| Classmark | EA: QA: QAJ: QK6: 583: 69M |
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