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Safe to wander? principles and guidance on good practice when considering the use of wandering technologies for people with dementia and related disorders
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Mental Welfare Commission is occasionally asked for advice on the use of technology in caring for people with dementia, learning disabilities and related disorders. The response is generally that the Commission believes that technology can be a valuable tool which has the potential to help people to maintain their independence and enhance their freedom and that, where new technology can provide assistance without unduly restricting or increasing the risks that an individual may face, its use is to be welcomed. This publication provides specific guidance for those considering the use of new technologies, particularly in support of individuals with dementia who are resident in care homes or hospitals. Although the focus is on dementia and residential care, the principles of this guidance may also prove helpful for people working to provide care and treatment for other mental disorders in a range of settings, especially as the use of emerging technologies evolves to provide home based alternatives residential care.
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.