Dementia. We care.

16 December 2011

Dementia. We care.

The first ever National Audit of Dementia has found that NHS patients are suffering at the hands of trained hospital staff who are failing to treat them as individuals.

According to the report, care often lacks basic human kindness and is regularly delivered in an impersonal manner by nursing staff who do not fully understand the multifaceted needs of dementia patients.

Dementia is a complex condition which requires specialist training to fully understand.  Familiarity can be key, and this is why people living with dementia who are cared for in their own home, often respond better than those who are cared for in hospital or a care home.

Helping Hands has been caring for people living with dementia for 36 years.  In that time we have developed an intrinsic understanding of what dementia means, not only to those living with the condition, but also to their families.

At Helping Hands’ training and assessment centre we instruct our carers in how best to care for people with dementia and how to help provide the right support to their families.  The right Dementia care often prevents unnecessary hospitalisation, which aside from the clear benefits to the individual, means that hospital beds remain free for others.