Heatherwood & Wexham Park Hospitals Trust - Dementia Action · A Dementia Friendly Hospital...

Heatherwood & Wexham Heatherwood & Wexham

Park Hospitals TrustPark Hospitals Trust

David SillsDavid Sills

RMNRMN

““For someone who is frail, vulnerable For someone who is frail, vulnerable

or has a dementia, who may be on or has a dementia, who may be on

the edge of his or her limits of coping the edge of his or her limits of coping

at home in a familiar environment, at home in a familiar environment,

who is seeing the same people and who is seeing the same people and

doing the same things each day, the doing the same things each day, the

effect of going into hospital can be effect of going into hospital can be

overwhelmingoverwhelming””RCN (2010)RCN (2010)

A Dementia Friendly HospitalA Dementia Friendly Hospital

��Where did we start ???Where did we start ???

�� Talk to patients, carers, families, Talk to patients, carers, families,

staffstaff

��Dementia strategy meetingsDementia strategy meetings

��Dementia lock inDementia lock in

��What information is already out What information is already out

therethere


RCN survey results (2011)RCN survey results (2011)

�� Education/ training of staff Education/ training of staff (98%)(98%)

�� Involving carers/family Involving carers/family (98%)(98%)

��Clear individualised care plan Clear individualised care plan (97%)(97%)

�� Availability of specialist staff Availability of specialist staff (94%)(94%)

�� Improving end of life care Improving end of life care (90%)(90%)

�� Information about the persons Information about the persons background and interests background and interests (90%)(90%)


Dementia CQUINDementia CQUIN

Does the patient have a diagnosis of Does the patient have a diagnosis of dementiadementia

YesYes

What now ???What now ???


A multi layered training programme A multi layered training programme

�� Team of specialist nursesTeam of specialist nurses

�� Dementia Champions Dementia Champions

�� Monthly Dementia Training daysMonthly Dementia Training days

�� Discipline specific trainingDiscipline specific training

�� Dementia awareness elearningDementia awareness elearning

�� Dementia awareness on induction dayDementia awareness on induction day


Specialist Dementia TeamSpecialist Dementia Team

�� 3 registered mental health nurses3 registered mental health nurses

�� Specialist interest in end of life careSpecialist interest in end of life care

��Dementia Champions facilitatorsDementia Champions facilitators

��Dementia trainingDementia training

�� 1:1 support1:1 support

�� Staff support/ adviceStaff support/ advice

��Monthly carers auditMonthly carers audit


Individualised informationIndividualised information

��Communication assessmentCommunication assessment

�� This is meThis is me


The Sunflower LoungeThe Sunflower Lounge

�� 19501950’’s style living rooms style living room

�� Art & crafts, films, music, Art & crafts, films, music, mylifemylifesoftware, talking, knitting etcsoftware, talking, knitting etc

Average mood ratingAverage mood rating

Before 4/10Before 4/10

After 7/10After 7/10Wells, A. (1997)Wells, A. (1997)


�� The Sunflower gardenThe Sunflower garden

��Carer on the radioCarer on the radio

�� Local investmentLocal investment

�� Local companiesLocal companies


Mylife softwareMylife software

�� Most popular activities: Most popular activities: �� Sing a long (groups)Sing a long (groups)

�� Quizzes' (groups)Quizzes' (groups)

�� Painting (individual)Painting (individual)

�� Video clips (individual/groups)Video clips (individual/groups)

Average mood ratingAverage mood rating

Before 4/10Before 4/10

After 8/10After 8/10Wells, A. (1997)Wells, A. (1997)


Dementia BayDementia Bay

�� 4 bedded bay on medical ward4 bedded bay on medical ward

��Calm therapeutic environmentCalm therapeutic environment

�� Local company decoratingLocal company decorating

�� Social activities/ mealtimesSocial activities/ mealtimes

Some quotesSome quotes

"You have given me the best morning ever"You have given me the best morning ever““

"The knitting helped my finger joints loosen can we "The knitting helped my finger joints loosen can we

do it again"do it again"

"I have thoroughly enjoyed this as it has reminded "I have thoroughly enjoyed this as it has reminded

me of doing puzzles with my late husband and it me of doing puzzles with my late husband and it

was our favourite pastimewas our favourite pastime““

"I wasn"I wasn’’t sure at the start but I liked itt sure at the start but I liked it……itit was was

difficult but I surprised myself. Thank you for difficult but I surprised myself. Thank you for

introducing me to this technology, that was introducing me to this technology, that was

lovelylovely……I wonI won’’t forget this, I shall go home and t forget this, I shall go home and

brag"brag"

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