Dementia Care Improvement Work in

Northern Ireland

Who are DSDC?

Consultancy

• Home/domiciliary care • Specialist housing • Acute hospital and community care • Assistive technology • Younger people with dementia • People with a learning disability and dementia • People with an alcohol-related dementia • Palliative care and pain management • Reminiscence & Life story work • Understanding and management of behaviours

Education & Training

Short coursesWorkplace-based trainingHealthcare assistants& Care home assistants

programmesDistance learning programmes

Undergraduate modulesPostgraduate programme (Certificate, Diploma, Masters)

Research Social and cultural contexts of dementiaPolicy, including mental health, older people’s policies, adult protection etc Understandings and experiences of cognitive impairment and its impact

Policy and practice in dementia careCare home environments Care giving at home – changing patterns and their implications Telecare, models and impacts Care quality, including issues of abuse and neglect

Non-pharmacological interventionsInformation for carers Brain training Palliative care

Developing dementia researchMethodological development and innovation Data curation and archiving

Library & Information Service

Online catalogueDementia NowEnquiries serviceBook loan and document supply

Conferences

International conferencesLocal events

How much of the UK £20 Billion spend on dementia is needlessly caused by our staff’s deliberate interventions and poor design of facilities?

Care at home

Institutional care

The history of the DSDC involvement

Local demandThe Atlantic PhilanthropiesThe NI Government and ministersConsultation and applicationThe role of the Dementia Services

Development Trust

The Dementia ServicesDevelopment Centre

Stirling

The Dementia Services Development Trust

The Atlantic Philanthropies

Yr 1 Yr 3Yr 2

NI Centre

DSDC Stirling

Exit

Training & Training & EducationEducation

ConsultancyConsultancy

InformationInformation

ResearchResearch

Identify best Identify best practicepractice

Change and Change and InnovationInnovation

Reach of DSDC NI project

700 organisations1624 people

newsletters/ ebulletins

Every GP practice70 – 3 day Design125 design awareness

200 staff in acute care got education and an resource pack

Best Practice

106 facilitators educated 848 healthcare assistants over six months in a culture change programme

Simple, authoritative, guides based on research

World class information and advice

International recognition

What is dementia?

Cognitive impairment

Reduced capacity to self care

Physical and emotional vulnerability

Dementia in Northern Ireland

19,000 in 201160,000 by 2051£400m pa inc £150m

informal carer costs Source: DHSSPSNI(2010) -

Improving dementia services in Northern Ireland: a regional strategy

Drivers for Change

DemographicsEconomicsPolicyStandardsPractice ValuesPeople

How we might help

Dementia strategy Public spending cutsNICE – Dementia GuidelinesNICE – Delirium GuidelinesNAO – Improving dementia servicesTime for Action (anti-psychotics)Always a Last Resort (anti-psychotics)Dementia & People with Learning

Disabilities

How we might help........

Counting the CostSupport. Stay. Save.Home from HomeNational Audit Office – FallsNational Audit Office – End of Life CareDeath by Indifference Mencap