Care homes need to improve their approach to people with dementia, a report by a firm of health and social care analysts has concluded.
Laing and Buisson found training was “fragmented and ad-hoc” with a third of homes failing to provide staff with specialist instruction.
The survey of 6,000 UK care homes also questioned the care provided.
It said only 57% of home residents affected by dementia were cared for in settings “dedicated” to the condition.
The figure rose to two thirds once all those who ended up with dementia while in care homes were taken into account.
The number of people in Britain with dementia is expected to more than double to 1.7m by 2051.
Does the subject of Dementia have an effect on you either directly or indirectly? Do you work in this environment? Does a family member suffer from the condition? Maybe you care for a person with Dementia? NCC Home Learning supply a number of courses written on the subject of Dementia and are able to assist you as an employee to meet the criteria stated above or to simply provide knowledge for your own personal development. Please click on the following links directly through to our Dementia courses: Positive Dementia Care.
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