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Dementia Care Matters believes that feelings matter most in Dementia Care
Our Strategic Model - “Getting It”
Becoming a person centred organisation is all about 'getting it' - excellent dementia care involves creating a culture where the service brings out the best in staff and people living with a dementia.
Dementia Care Matters has an evidence based approach to developing dementia care in organisations. Our team of expert consultants and trainers apply a model consisting of 10 steps to improving the lives of people with a dementia in care settings.
This approach is based on over 30 years experience working in developing dementia care in the UK, USA and Canada. Over the last 15 years Dementia Care Matters has shown that real improvements to the lived experience of people with a dementia requires a commitment to a joined up real Vision, set of feeling based Beliefs and firmly held Values with a strategy and operational plan that will focus on measurable outcomes, maintaining momentum and creating sustainability within an organisation.
Dementia Care Matters believes that traditional dementia care training which focuses on single workshops, distance learning and DVD products do not significantly improve the lived experience of people with a dementia. Dementia Care Matter's approach to making a real difference to lives of people with dementia involves changing cultures at all levels of an organisation.
We look forward to discussing with you how real quality in dementia care can be achieved.
'Quality of life matters and is the only real indicator of quality of service in person centred dementia care'
David Sheard
Director, Dementia Care Matters
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Feelings Matter Most in Action
As you may be aware Dementia Care Matters was recently involved with the BBC in contributing to the series:
'Can Gerry Robinson Fix Dementia Care Homes?' The series looks at the quality of life for people living with dementia in three examples of care homes.
Conference: Maintaining momentum matters:
Recharging dementia care
In association with: Dementia Care Matters & Division of Health and Social Care, University of Surrey & Alzheimer's Society Surrey branches
University of Surrey Guildford 23 April 2010
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Conference: Evidence matters in dementia care
Organised by: The Journal of Dementia Care
In association with: Dementia Care Matters
Park Inn, York 4 March 2010
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