The Enriched Opportunities Programme: The Enriched Opportunities Programme: Maximising well-being of older people in Maximising well-being of older people in extra care housingextra care housing

Dawn Brooker Dawn Brooker Elaine Argyle & David ClancyElaine Argyle & David ClancyBradford Dementia GroupBradford Dementia GroupUKUK

Aims of presentation

Describe the Enriched Opportunities Programme intervention

Outline RCT research in extra care housing

Share some baseline results, early gains & obstacles

Enriched Opportunities Programme 2002-2005: References Brooker, D. & Woolley, R. (2007) Enriching Opportunities for

People living with Dementia: The Development of a Blueprint for a Sustainable Activity-Based Model of Care. Aging and Mental Health, 11(4): 371-383

Brooker, D., Woolley, R. & Lee, D. (2007) Enriching Opportunities for People living with Dementia in Nursing Homes: An evaluation of a multi-level activity-based model of care. Aging and Mental Health 11(4): 361-370

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Partnership

• ExtraCare Charitable Trust

• Bradford Dementia Group

• External experts

External Experts• Kate Allen• Clive Ballard• Paul Batson• Karen Bryan• Errollyn Bruce• Sheila Cheyney• Ann Childs• Richard Coaten• Carole Dinshaw• Jim Ellis• Jane Fossey• Tina Free • Penny Garner• Margaret Goodall

• Margaret Hardware• John Keady• John Killick• David Lee• Rebecca Leech• James Lindsay• Hazel May• Esme Moniz-Cook• Sally Nocker• Kate Reid• Pam Schweitzer• Claire Surr• Graham Stokes• Denise Westwood

Essential elements of the Enriched Opportunities Programme

Focus on those residents who are most at risk of exclusion

• Specialist expertise - The Locksmith• Individual assessment & case work • External networking and liaison• A skilled staff team• The provision of activities• Management & Leadership

ExtraCare Housing features

• Tenancy rights and your own front door

• Dining room and community facilities

• Government funding and promotion

• Physical environment• Mixed age & dependency

levels• Care and assistance

programmes

People with dementia – a home for life?

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Current Research ProgrammeDoes the Enriched Opportunities Programme make any difference to the lives of residents with significant mental health problems living in extra care housing, over and above the impact of employing an extra staff member to help with activities?

Research designEvaluation of the Enriched Opportunities

Programme in extra care housing compared to an attention placebo intervention by means of a Randomized Cluster Controlled Trial (RCT) over a period of eighteen months.

Enriched Opportunities Programme Intervention• Locksmith staff

• Individualised assessment, case work & liaison for target residents

• A skilled staff team – training & mentoring

• Activities geared to the needs of the target group

• Management & Leadership

Attention placebo

Employment of an extra senior member of staff (Project Support Worker Coach) to generally assist with promoting activities within the housing scheme.

Study sites & residents10 extra care housing schemes & villages in the Midlands and

North West of England ranging in size from 45 to 320 residents

35 residents per site selected according to their vulnerability to exclusion from the community.

5 schemes get Enriched Opportunities Programme for 18 months

5 schemes get attention placebo for 12 months followed by 6 months full Enriched Opportunities Programme

Inclusion criteria screen

• Dementia or confusion

• Communication difficulties

• Social isolation• Challenging behaviour• Depression or low

mood

Time table

May-Dec 2006 Preparation, recruitment, ethics

Jan–May 2007 Baseline measuresJune-Dec2007 6 month measuresJan-May 2008 12 month measures June–Dec 2008 18 month measuresJan– Feb 2009 Data Analyses Mar– June 2009 Feedback & dissemination

Measures with participants

• QOLAD

• EQ5D

• SF12

• Duke DSSI

• GDS

• MMSE

• Rating enjoyment of activities and goals

• Dementia Care Mapping

Measures completed with key worker

• QOLAD proxy

• Bartel inventory

• Basoll mood scale

• Bristol Activities of daily living (BADLS)

• Activities over past 4 weeks

• Goals identified

Measures of staff attitude and behaviour

• Staff perception of nursing older people

• Attitude to Dementia Questionnaire

• Opinion of intervention

• Numbers of Personal Detractions and Personal Enhancers observed on DCM

• Staff turnover

Cost effectiveness

• Use of services

• Psychotropic medication

• Hospitalisations

• Relocations

• Deaths

Qualitative enquiry• Locksmith learning logs• Interviews with locksmiths, project

support worker coaches, managers• Compliance with intervention checklist• Case studies• Focus groups with residents• Focus groups with staff

Participants: 1113 were screened294 approached for consent

Consent No’s Gender Age

EOP N = 135

115 direct20relative

8 30 m105 f

81.2 (53-98)

PSWCN=133

122 direct11relative

18 35 m98 f

82 (56-100)

Diagnoses per scheme for participating residents

Dem’a diag

Query dem’a

other psych

Psych med

EOP n=135

20% 0-65%

26 % 4-44%

25% 11-48%

35% 4-52%

PSWCn=133

13% 4-35%

20% 0-29%

21% 13-43%

41% 33-52%

Quality of life scores

QOLAD staff13- 52

QOLAD Residents13-52

EQ5D5-15

EOP N = 135

27.11 14 – 48

29.08 14-44

9.085-14

PSWCN=133

27.814-48

31.11313-47

8.9185-15

Depression & enjoyment of activity

GDS0-15

GDS < 6 Enjoy activity0-20

EOP N = 135

6.170-15

N = 61(40-58% per scheme)

8.9880-20

PSWCN=133

5.280-14

N=53(12-58% per scheme)

10.830-20

DCM Mood & Engagement

WIB score

% negative ME

% +3 ME

% + 5 ME

EOPn = 86 observed

+1.28+0.15- +3.0

3.4% 0-16%

19.26% 3-43%

0%

PSWC n=106 observed

+1.36+0.5 - +3.2

3.6% 0-18%

20% 8-38%

0.6% 0-1.8%

Staff attitudes and interaction

NOP 13-65

ADQ19-95

Total PD’s

Total PE’s

EOPstaff = 194

52.1836-64

74.6656-91

130-7

955-30

PSWC staff = 196

52.6139-63

73.3428-92

30-2

574-30

Early gains• Research process is a positive experience for

residents• Target residents joining in general activities• Medication side effects ameliorated • Infections diagnosed• People with longstanding MH problems getting

better support. • Liaison with CMHT’s, GP’s and AS• Lifestyle changes

Early barriers

• Where have all these frail residents come from?

• Where have all these residents with dementia come from?

• Stigma

• Locksmiths feeling overwhelmed

• PSWC’s being used to cover vacant shifts

Thank you for listening!

Dawn Brooker, Bradford Dementia Group, Email d.j.brooker@Bradford.ac.ukTel 01274 235726Website www.bradford.ac.uk/health/dementia