Living and working in long-stay settings

Living and working in long-stay settings

1. Dementia

   • umberlla term
   • Memory loss
   • confusion
   • Language problems
   • Change in behaviour
   • slowing down
   • Changes in personality

2. seven oaks

   • extra care
     • dementia cre
   • High dependency area
   • homely environment
   • 5 two bedroom bunglows
   • re-ablement service
   • street names facilitates navigation
   • shared sitting rooms, dining rooms, pub
   • shops on one road
   • activity 9

3. lack of training and support = high staff turnover

4. workfore 80% female

5. 50% work parttime

6. target of 50% NVQ2 trained did not happen due to staff turnover

7. training, supervisiiona dn support are crucial too job satisfaction

8. abuse = preventing people from exercising thier rights to independence, choice and inculsion

9. Vauling staff makes person center care possible and viable

10. innes et ak (2206) person centred care used inconsistentenly

    • common elements
      • Taken into account service users views
      • working wiht family memebers
      • promoting idependence
      • offerign flexibilty
      • realiability
    • personnal commiment and motivation
    • personal attributes and people skilld

11. Health and socail care work is complex and emotionally demanding

12. valuign residents as individuals

13. valuing staff as people to

    • Person centred care