UPDATE ON THE WORK OF THE COLLEGE

KARIN TANCOCK

Humans are intrinsically active and creative, needing to engage in a balanced range of activities in their daily lives in order to maintain health and wellbeing.

“humans cannot be happy and healthy in the absence of engaging in action” (Kielhofner, 2002)

The need to be active does not diminish once diagnosed with dementia.

Our Action Plan

•A need to revise our Activity Provision: Benchmarking Good Practice in Care Homes

•The British Geriatrics Society inquiry into access to healthcare in care homes in 2011

•The growing number of occupational therapists doing in- reach work to care homes as a result of the Dementia Strategy.

•Putting care right campaign by the Alzheimer’s Society.

•My Home Life- programme

•The development of Making Every Moment Count in Scotland

Living Well through Activity in Care Homes

Care Home StaffCare Home Staff

Where do I start? Ideas for

activities.

Where do I start? Ideas for

activities.

CommunicationCommunication Balancing risk & choice

Balancing risk & choice

Occupational therapy leaflets

Occupational therapy leaflets

What is activity & why is it

important?

What is activity & why is it

important?

How do I motivate residents to take part in activities?

How do I motivate residents to take part in activities?

Further resourcesFurther resources

Making 3 commitments 1. To maximise quality of life

Taking the CUE!

Connecting:• with residents through eye contact,

touch, conversation, and doing.• relatives and friends with the life of

the home. • residents with the community and

outside world Understanding residents lives

Encouraging: • conversation• mobility and movement• doing day to day activities

2. Access to quality care and treatments

• Receiving timely and appropriate access to NHS continuing healthcare when needed.

3. To treat with dignity and respect Ensuring residents:• are involved in developing a personal

care plan that reflects personal choice, preferred routines, strengths and skills, as well as needs.

• get support to help make choices about personal care, daily and weekly routines.

• have access to appropriate communication support and aids