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Published on 06 June 2011 08:30 AM
A Welsh charity has launched two training booklets for care home staff about sharing memories and working with people who have dementia.
‘Open your heart to see me – a guide to working in dementia care’ and ‘Getting to know you – a guide for reminiscence and life story work with older people living in care homes’ have been produced by Age Cymru’s award-winning My Home Life Cymru programme.
My Home Life Cymru’s programme manager, John Moore explains:
“For the last two and a half years, My Home Life Cymru has been speaking to care and nursing home residents, relatives and staff across Wales.
“We’ve been trying to discover the ideas and innovations that improve the lives of people involved with care and nursing homes.
“And we’ve identified that a significant contribution we can make in achieving this goal is to provide training materials for staff on working with people with dementia and on the benefits of sharing memories.”
‘Open your heart to see me – a guide to working in dementia care’ covers issues including maintaining identity, sharing decision-making, creating community and managing transitions.
It contains information about improving health and healthcare, supporting good end of life, promoting a positive culture and keeping workforce fit for purpose.
‘Getting to know you – a guide for reminiscence and life story work with older people living in care homes’ looks at understanding reminiscence, methods of engagement and enquiry with residents and understanding body language.
The guide also has sections on reminiscing with people who have cognitive impairments and telling life stories in pictures.
John Moore concludes:
“The My Home Life Cymru is very proud of these new training guides that have already been used to provide valuable training to care home staff involved in the programme.
“The training was well-received and we and hope that the guides make a real difference in achieving our goal of improving quality of life for people involved with care homes across Wales.
‘Open your heart to see me – a guide to working with dementia care’ has been produced by My Home Life Cymru, Suzy Webster and John Ripon, with valuable insight provided by the residents and staff of Severn View Resource Centre in Chepstow.
‘Getting to know you – a guide for reminiscence and life story work with older people living in care homes’ has been produced by My Home Life Cymru and Sarah Reed at Many Happy Returns.
You can order copies of both booklets by contacting My Home Life Cymru at Age Cymru on 029 2043 1555, or by sending an email to mhlc@agecymru.org.uk
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For all media enquiries, please contact Iwan Rhys Roberts, Communications Officer – Age Cymru, on 029 2043 1562, 07739 894 923, iwan.roberts@agecymru.org.uk
NOTES TO EDITORS
• My Home Life Cymru was the winner of the ‘Innovation in Care Award’ at the Wales Care Awards 2010.
• My Home Life Cymru aims to celebrate existing best practice in care homes and promote care homes as a positive option for older people. The programme aims to do this through the development of a range of resources, events, practice development initiatives and other activities throughout Wales.
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