Dementia Care Consultancy Services

Our dementia support is provided through: 

Telephone or visit contact with our Advanced Dementia Care Specialist.

Phone or in-person assessment and support of the person with dementia and their environment.

Timely, in-person assessments of the person living with dementia and their environment to assess the causes of non-cognitive symptoms termed “neuropsychiatric” or “behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) such as aggression, agitation, some types of psychosis to name a few.

Develop a tailored behaviour management care plan to address assessed needs.

Advice, non-pharmaceutical strategies and written recommendations based on research on how to manage BPSD. Tailored recommendations can support with CHC funding.

On-going support and guidance to implement the recommendations and adaptations to those recommendations.

Specialised service could improve occupancy and weekly cost.

Bespoke evidence-based training – (Understanding behaviours that Challenge Us and de-escalation strategies using Person-Centred Care Approaches – Care Planning – Providing meaningful activities – The use of non-pharmaceutical approaches – All these are linked to KLOEs and NICE guidelines and the Dementia Training Standards Framework Tier 2

Support and coaching in modelling of the strategies and recommendations.