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A Pearl of a dementia scheme
— [The Dementia Declaration] | | Author(s) | Julie Griffiths |
| Journal title | Community Care, issue 1816, 29 April 2010 |
| Pages | pp 24-25 |
| Source | www.communitycare.co.uk |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Care home staff ; Training [welfare work]. |
| Annotation | While the use of antipsychotic drugs remains a problem in care homes, one provider has pioneered a person-centred approach that has cut drug use and distress levels. This article reports on how care home staff can gain a better insight into dementia. A few years ago, 10 Four Seasons Health Care homes began piloting a model of dementia care called PEARL (Positively Enriching And enhancing Residents' Lives), an accreditation scheme intended to promote positive practices which includes resident experience training and the use of doll therapy. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100504202 A |
| Classmark | EA: KX: LHB: QRM: QW * |
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