1. Impact of simulated dementia experience on care home staff

2. 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

3. What is the Dementia Care Framework?
A set of values and actions we follow to support Special Resident Experiences

4. 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

5. Colleague Support & Learning
Leadership
Experience & Understanding
Skills
Dementia Awareness
Communication
Activities & Engagement
Distressed Reaction
Rights, Choices and the Law

6. The basis of our dementia experience
Sensory
Cognitive
Psychological
Emotional
EMPATHY

7. Dementia Awareness and the Dementia Experience
Simulates the sensory, cognitive, psychological and emotional elements of living with dementia

8. Empathy and compassion
It makes you think and try to understand a persons behaviour in a different way

9. Castle Lodge and The Princes Trust
Pioneers reaching out and bringing to enrich our communities