The Implementation of a Model of Person-Centred Practice In Older ...

The implementation of a model of person-centred practice in older person settings
THE NORTH WEST AREA
Two community hospitals participated on the programme from the North West. The
following section describes each of the sites, the practice development groups who
were involved in the programme and a summary of their action plans and
achievements.
Participating Sites
St Patrick’s Community Hospital
St Patrick's Community Hospital is situated in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim.
The hospital was built in 1841 and has been used as a care facility since 1928.
There are a range of services provided to the local community including, residential
care, respite, a day centre, an X-ray department, physiotherapy and occupational
therapy and specific outpatient clinics. The building is located in a residential area on
the periphery of the town a short drive off the N4 national Dublin/Sligo roadway.
The community hospital has a bed capacity for 112 residents. There are 14 beds
allocated for convalescent care, 10 for respite and one bed for rehabilitation. The
remaining 87 beds are allocated for long term residential care. Accommodation is
organised over two floors with three units on the ground floor. The Sheemore ward is
a 20 bedded female unit, the Dr McGarry, a 28 bedded male unit and the Monsignor
Young an 18 bedded dementia specific unit which was built in 1998. The
Rivermeade unit on the upper floor provides care for 36 male and female residents.
A nurse’s station and pharmacy area is located on each of the units.
There is a reception area located at the entrance foyer with a small coffee shop, and
seating area. A church is also located on the ground floor and is used on a regular
basis by residents, staff and the local community. A quiet room for residents and
their families is also located on the ground floor.
The Programme Group – St Patrick’s
The group consisted of multidisciplinary members as detailed in the table below.
Two internal facilitators – a CNM and a staff nurse - were recruited at the outset, one
worked on the Sheemore ward, and the other worked on the Dr McGarry Ward. One
of the internal facilitators (Staff Nurse) left the programme after approximately 8
months and was replaced by an Assistant Director of Nursing who was already a
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