Impact of simulated dementia experience on care home staff
Early morning thoughts Empathy - ability to understand and share the feelings of another from their perspective Empathy leads to compassionate care Absence of empathy leads to objectification …..abuse Development of empathy is the starting point for learning to care for those living with dementia
What is the Dementia Care Framework? A set of values and actions we follow to support Special Resident Experiences
DCF Journey Beginning in February 2017 107 Homes with Dementia Communities accredited 44 Homes on Accreditation journey 18 Homes ready to start DCF has now impacted on 169 Homes 3559 Residents and over 20,000 Colleagues
Colleague Support & Learning Leadership Experience & Understanding Skills Dementia Awareness Communication Activities & Engagement Distressed Reaction Rights, Choices and the Law
The basis of our dementia experience Sensory Cognitive Psychological Emotional EMPATHY
Dementia Awareness and the Dementia Experience Simulates the sensory, cognitive, psychological and emotional elements of living with dementia
Empathy and compassion It makes you think and try to understand a persons behaviour in a different way
Castle Lodge and The Princes Trust Pioneers reaching out and bringing to enrich our communities