1 December 2008 Good Evening

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Dementia Care - an Introduction to the Jewish Care Project

• Alzheimer's Society report - Opportunities for improving standards of dementia care in care homes. The Alzheimers society have recently produced a report on dementia care for older people http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/download_info.php?fileID=270
• A vision for best practice in care homes - My Home Life: Quality of life in care homes, published in partnership with The National Care Forum (NCF) sets out its vision for care practices in care homes.

  The report collates best practice within the sector and includes testimonies from a cross-section of care home residents, as well as, relatives and staff. It launches a two year development project aimed at supporting staff to make quality of life a reality in care homes. The care home as a community model requires attention to five essential processes

  1. Understanding that communities are created through relationships between residents, family, friends, staff and the wider community
  2. Recognising roles, rights and responsibilities and the need to balance risks
  3. Creating opportunities for giving and receiving
  4. Creating opportunities for older people to realise their potential
  5. Establishing a community atmosphere.
  http://www.myhomelife.org.uk
• Good practice guidance for staff and managment in residential and nursing homes for people with dementia - The guidance contains lots of good advice on training and development of staff, research from the USA, but very relevant to the UK. http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?ss=15&doc_id=10620&nbr=5562#s24