The Fife Dementia Strategy: 2010 â 2020 - The Knowledge Network
The Fife Dementia Strategy: 2010 â 2020 - The Knowledge Network
The Fife Dementia Strategy: 2010 â 2020 - The Knowledge Network
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determining the quality of carer involvement in the service 55 . A more inclusive<br />
and involved approach to short break provision for the carer and person with<br />
dementia may thus not only improve the quality of care received, it may also<br />
lead to increased satisfaction, increased use and ultimately greater benefits.<br />
In order to ensure the person with dementia, their carers and family are all<br />
involved in the development and provision of care, a gradual and supported<br />
introduction scheme will be developed whereby the service user and their<br />
carer are invited to visit the place of stay, have an opportunity to meet care<br />
staff and become involved in daily activities prior to staying for a full day or<br />
overnight. A similar service will be available in the home where this is the<br />
location of the short break, and also in care homes (see section 4.10.1). This<br />
will help to build service user confidence in the service and ease transition,<br />
ensure service users have a full understanding of the service, how it benefits<br />
them, and how the carer and person with dementia can be involved in the<br />
planning process. <strong>The</strong> scheme will focus on learning from and sharing<br />
information with the person with dementia, family and carers as they transition<br />
into attending regular short breaks, and will ensure services are centred on<br />
the individual’s needs and history.<br />
Managers of short breaks within the Council and NHS will work together to<br />
develop a standardised method for carers and people with dementia to<br />
provide ongoing information, ideas and feedback to short break services. <strong>The</strong><br />
method must take into account the abilities of each service user and be able<br />
to adapt to suit their needs and service providers skilled in discussing and<br />
responding to the information presented.<br />
Respite is quite difficult to get into…once for instance I was due to come in<br />
at a certain time and it was cancelled at the last minute and I was sent to<br />
another place which I wasn’t very happy about you know. (Service User)<br />
55 Walker E. & Dewar D. (2001).<br />
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