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Transforming services for older people with dementia
— actions and some personal reflections | | Author(s) | Chris Allen |
| Journal title | Psychology of Older People: The FPOP Bulletin, no 133, January 2016 |
| Publisher | British Psychological Society, January 2016 |
| Pages | pp 91-96 |
| Source | http://www.bps.org.uk/newtworks-and-communities/me... |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Informal care ; Health services ; Services ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Pilot ; Projects ; Windsor & Maidenhead. |
| Annotation | Service transformation can lead to improvements in accessibility and service delivery for many more older people than a psychologist can hope to deliver working individually. The author outlines the aims and objectives of a service transformation, by reference to different phases of a project in Windsor and Maidenhead, to improve the care of people with dementia and their carers. Other aspects of the project have included improving identification of dementia, transforming the care provided in care homes, and transforming the view of older people, assisted by Windsor Photographic Society's poster and brand campaign, Proud to be Grey. The usefulness of guidance such as the QS50 NICE quality standards (Mental wellbeing of older people in care homes)is acknowledged. The author also notes that pilot projects have been essential to overall success, as they offered the opportunity to try out approaches and make changes prior to wider implementation. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160127212 A |
| Classmark | EA: P6: L: I: TOB: 4UC: 3E: 8BEH |
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