Living and working in long-stay settings

Dementia
1. umberlla term
2. Memory loss
3. confusion
4. Language problems
5. Change in behaviour
6. slowing down
7. Changes in personality
seven oaks
1. extra care
  1. dementia cre
2. High dependency area
3. homely environment
4. 5 two bedroom bunglows
5. re-ablement service
6. street names facilitates navigation
7. shared sitting rooms, dining rooms, pub
8. shops on one road
9. activity 9
lack of training and support = high staff turnover
workfore 80% female
50% work parttime
target of 50% NVQ2 trained did not happen due to staff turnover
training, supervisiiona dn support are crucial too job satisfaction
abuse = preventing people from exercising thier rights to independence, choice and inculsion
Vauling staff makes person center care possible and viable
innes et ak (2206) person centred care used inconsistentenly
1. common elements
  1. Taken into account service users views
  2. working wiht family memebers
  3. promoting idependence
  4. offerign flexibilty
  5. realiability
2. personnal commiment and motivation
3. personal attributes and people skilld
Health and socail care work is complex and emotionally demanding
valuign residents as individuals
valuing staff as people to
1. Person centred care

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