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The Challenge
Office for National Statistics 2012
Dementia Update 2015 The Challenge Office for National Statistics - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Dementia Update 2015 The Challenge Office for National Statistics - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Dementia Update 2015 The Challenge Office for National Statistics 2012 Implications for GWH 70% of inpatients are older people (>75) 50% of these patients have cognitive impairment COMPLICATIONS Hospital acquired infections
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Implications for GWH
- 70% of inpatients are older people (>75)
- 50% of these patients have cognitive impairment
COMPLICATIONS Hospital acquired infections Pressure sores Delirium Incontinence Falls Malnutrition Death Depression
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Implications for GWH
- Increased length of stay
- Deconditioning - worse long term health
- utcomes
- Deconditioning - loss of independence
- Increased discharges to institutional care
- Increased health & social care costs
regionally
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National Drivers
- National Dementia Strategy (2009)
– Awareness & understanding – Early diagnosis & support – Living well with dementia
- PM’s Dementia Challenge (2012)
– Driving improvements in health & social care – Dementia friendly communities – Better research
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Trust Dementia Strategy
Person with dementia Raise awareness Education and training Dementia Friendly environment Dementia Care Pathway Valuing carers Benchmark services and standards
6 KEY PRIORITIES
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Priority 1 - Raising Awareness
- Dementia Champions
- ‘This is Me’
- Forget-me-not Flower
- Reasonable adjustment flag
- n Medway
- Information for signposting
services
- Collaboration with external
agencies
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Priority 2 – Education & Training
- Academy annually publishes
dementia training programme
- Mandatory dementia
awareness training
- Mandatory safeguarding
adults training
- Dementia Master Classes
(2015)
- SCOPE course (Oct 2014)
- Training more volunteers
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Priority 3 – Dementia Pathway
- Timely diagnosis & assessment
- Reducing anti-psychotic
medication
- Effective management of delirium
- Effective management of pain
- End of life care
- Enhancing mobility &
independence
- Integrated working with
community
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Priority 4 – Valuing Carers
- New carers feedback survey
- Improving ward information
and signposting services
- Reasonable adjustments in
care
- Collaborative working with
Trust Carers Committee
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Priority 5 -Benchmarking
- Dementia CQUIN
- National Dementia Audit
(2016)
- South West Dementia Peer
Review (2012)
- National Dementia Action
Alliance
- CQC inspection
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Priority 6 - Environment
- Dementia friendly fixtures
& fittings
- Dementia friendly wards
- Personalised bed spaces
- Access to memory aids
- Meaningful activity
- Dementia friendly ED
cubicle
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New Dementia Friendly Jupiter Ward
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New Dementia Friendly Jupiter Ward
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New Dementia Friendly Jupiter Ward
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New Dementia Friendly Jupiter Ward
- ? Reduced agitation
- ? Reduced need for 1 to 1 nursing
- ? Reduced delirium
- ? Reduced falls
- ? Better health outcomes
- ? Reduced complaints
- ? Improved patient experience
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