Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to plan support requirements for people impacted by dementia
- Demonstrate an understanding of dementia
- Identify current best practice in the support of people with dementia
- Assess physical, social and emotional aspects of the person's environment to determine how well it supports the person with dementia
- Review the impact that the dementia has on family carers and significant others
- Identify signs consistent with financial, physical or emotional abuse or neglect of the client and appropriate response in line with organisation requirements
- Plan support requirements
- Plan for and facilitate activities which aim to maintain independence and use familiar and existing skills and activities
- Plan for and facilitate activities that are appropriate to the individual, reflecting their likes and dislikes to maximise their enjoyment
- Plan for and facilitate activities that provide focus on ensuring the safety and comfort of the client balanced with autonomy and risk taking
- Plan for and facilitate activities that ensure the safety and comfort of the person
- Involve family carers and significant others, team members and volunteers appropriately as resources to assist in developing appropriate activities by accessing information about client reminiscences and routines
- Identify and implement appropriate adaptations to the environment to support the person
- Provide guidance and support to family carers and significant others, where appropriate, to assist their understanding of the disease, its impact on the person and some approaches to providing care
- Develop and implement strategies which minimise the impact of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
- Physical and emotional health
- Environmental
- Tasks
- Communication
- Past history
- Consider the potential impact of the behaviours on the person or other clients in determining an appropriate response
- Consider a range of options when developing effective responses for inclusion in the client's care plan
- Implement best practice strategies which minimise the impact of behaviours
- Regularly review strategies that are implemented to ensure maximum effectiveness
- Provide guidance and support workers and carers to implement plan
- Assist workers and/or carers to understand the purpose of an individual's care plan and supports identified in it
- Guide workers and/or carers to provide the support identified in the plan according to duty of care, ethical and legal requirements and in a manner that respects the person's self-esteem and dignity and maximises their participation
- Guide workers and/or carers to provide the support identified in the plan in a manner that respects the person's preferences and history
- Guide workers and/or carers, where appropriate to monitor progress against the plan
- Evaluate ability of worker and/or carers to implement requirements of the individualised plan, including processes, procedures and the use of equipment
- Monitor implementation of the plan and provide feedback and/or make revisions to care plan as required
- Monitor self care ability of workers and carers and provide support and guidance where appropriate
- Complete documentation