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Safe to wander?: principles and guidance on good practice in caring for residents with dementia and related disorders where consideration is being given to the use of wandering technologies in care homes and hospitals
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 11p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This guidance looks at the principles which should be applied when considering the use of wandering technology and the current legal implications of its use. This guidance is not exhaustive, it should be used to help guide staff in conjunction with standards produced in Scotland by the National Care Standards Committee and local policies and procedures in care homes and hospital settings. Although primarily aimed towards the care of residents with dementia in care homes and hospitals, this guidance may also be helpful in relation to care of people with a learning disability or an acquired brain injury.The guidance is also relevant to people living in their own homes particularly as the use of developing technologies can be helpful in delaying and preventing admissions to institutional settings.