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Living well: thinking and planning for the end of your life
- Authors:
- HELEN SANDERSON ASSOCIATES, LANCASHIRE County Council
- Publisher:
- HSA Press
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 30p.
- Place of publication:
- Stockport
A guide to help older people think about and record what is important to them now, and what they want in the future – i.e. end of your life planning. The whole guide, or just the sections that are relevant to an individual, can be completed either individually or with family, friends or staff. It includes sections on: what is my history… my important memories?; thinking about relationships; what does a good day and a bad day look like for me?; what is important to me now, and how I want to be supported; what is working and not working in my life and what do I want to change?; if I could, I would…; what I want and do not want in the future - my hopes and fears; making changes to my life - my action plan. The guide has been based on the person centred thinking tools developed by The Learning Community for Person Centred Practices.
The brain and person-centred care: 2. Making sense of the paradoxes of dementia
- Author:
- MILWAIN Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 18(1), January 2010, pp.23-25.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Dementia is defined as a syndrome of acquired intellectual loss, in which memory and at least one other cognitive function are damaged to such a degree that a person's normal life and functions are adversely affected. In this second article of a series on the brain and dementia care, the author explains how an understanding of the organisation of the human brain, and the fact that it is not one structure but many, can help with understanding some aspects of dementia including Alzheimer's disease. The article gives a brief overview of how the brain is organised, highlighting how certain structures of the brain are vulnerable to the causes of dementia but others less so and that of all the structures of the brain it is the cerebral cortex which is most involved in the symptoms of dementia, and noting that it is vital that each person is assessed individually, because different kinds of dementia will affect different parts of the brain.
Dignity in care: notable practice resource compendium
- Author:
- SOCIAL SERVICES IMPROVEMENT AGENCY
- Publisher:
- Social Services Improvement Agency
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 49p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Lists examples of notable practice in the area of dignity in care. Each case example gives brief summery details, an overview of the project and contact details. The document aims to support the Welsh Assembly Government’s Dignity in Care programme.
Your wish is our command
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.12.10, 2010, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The introduction of person-centred reviews at a private care home for older people and the positive impact this had on its residents is described. The owners drew on their experience of working in learning disability services to implement the changes. A short case study on how they person-centred review improved the quality of life for one resident is included.
The brain and person-centred care. 5: a deeper look at emotion in dementia
- Author:
- MILWAIN Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 18(4), July 2010, pp.20-23.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
This article focuses on the circuitry within the brain that is implicated in coordinating and controlling a person’s emotional responses, and the impact that dementia has on this circuitry. It considers the role of the amygdale in the expression of emotions, and how brain damage in dementia can raise the probably of behavioural disinhibition. The article reviews the evidence to show why it is necessary to consider environmental and personal factors, as well as neurological, when attempting to understand the behaviour of a person with dementia.
The brain and the person-centred care
- Author:
- MILWAIN Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 18(2), March 2010, pp.23-28.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
This technical article explains how damage to a specific area of the brain can cause specific difficulties for a person with dementia, and guides care staff on the individual support they may need to give. It describes a functional summary of each of the areas of the brain – the occipital lobe, the left temporal lobe, the right temporal lobe, the left parietal lobe, the right parietal lobe, and the frontal lobe. For each lobe, the article outlines its relevance to people with dementia, and offers guidance for supporting damage to this area. In conclusion, the author suggests knowledge of each of the different lobes can help practitioners understand changes in behaviour and ability, and identify patterns of preservation and impairment.
Minimising the use of restraint in care homes for older people: creative approaches
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Place of publication:
- London
Exploring the case of an unsettled new care home resident, this video shows how finding out more about a person’s life story provides clues to new approaches to care. There is an interview with the care home manager who describes what happened in this particular case and how, by providing relevant activities for the resident, it was possible to take him off antipsychotic drug treatment. The National Director of the National Association of Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA) also encourages care home managers to support their staff in examining routine care practices. Staff can be empowered to look at what is going on and to make creative changes to the care they provide. Other interviews include the Director of Dementia Care for BUPA and the new Clinical Director for Older People.
Minimising the use of restraint in care homes for older people: exploring restraint
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Place of publication:
- London
This video explores the issue of restraint and how good practice can strike a balance between care and support with managing safety and risk. Four scenarios are enacted which explore episodes familiar to many care home staff: a resident trying to leave a care home, preventing someone from getting up from a chair, waking at night and getting ready for a meal. Two experts on restraint, Ann McFarlane and Tracy Paine, discuss why it is vital to find out as much as possible about the person so as to understand why they are behaving in a particular way and to gather clues as to how to their preferences and needs can be met. They make the case for good design in care homes, for letting residents live as much as possible in their own time frames and for residents' committees. [This film has been reviewed and is no longer available to view.]
Practice guidance: supporting the social care workforce to deliver person centred care for people with dementia
- Author:
- ROWETT Roger
- Publisher:
- Care Council for Wales
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The focus of this workforce practice guidance is to assist managers and social care staff to raise their levels of understanding and competence in person centred working with people with dementia. It draws on a study carried out in 2008 which aimed to identify and promote good practice in relation to older people experiencing dementia. The study involved care providers from across Wales trying out various approaches to person centred working. These mainly focused on introducing ways of capturing information about the individual, from the individual’s point of view. The guidance is based on first hand examples of what has worked and been learned. It includes: key messages; guidance to managers; sample information and worksheets that can be used to inform the workforce and others about person centred working and its introduction; as well as sample guidance to staff on good practice supporting the process with service users and carers. The guidance is mainly for managers and supervisors within social care but will be relevant to others such as health professionals and families.
Activities of daily living planner
- Author:
- NAPA
- Publisher:
- NAPA
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This publication is one of a series of guides called the Activity Toolkit which are aimed at increasing understanding of the activity needs for older people and equipping staff with the skills to enable older people to enjoy a range of activity whilst living in care settings. This booklet is intended to assist activity workers record information about the preferences that older people they work with have for activities of daily living. The aim is that the completed information will help staff to use activities of daily living therapeutically by giving them information on how a person likes their day to be ordered. The booklet contains the following sections: entertainment and interests; spirituality; food; drinks; clothes; bed; bath; skin, teeth and nails; and hair. Activities that the person is happy to be involved in can also be recorded. Extra pages should be added to include any additional information not covered by the booklet.