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O4‐03‐03: THE DEMENTIA CARE SUPPORT WORKER: A NEW ROLE FOR CARE WORKER GRADUATES WITH THE BACHELOR OF DEMENTIA CARE DEGREE
Author(s) -
Lea Emma J.,
Doherty Kathleen,
Page Kim,
Hill Jenny,
Robinson Andrew
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2018.06.2923
Subject(s) - dementia , bachelor , workforce , nursing , medicine , aged care , psychology , political science , disease , pathology , law
training. 87% believe the care of people in their trust has improved since training began. 97% attendees of core Tier 2 training rate the course as excellent. 100% of staff attending CAPER felt more confident to change the culture of dementia care on their ward, 6months after training, compared with 20% pre-training. The Quality of Interactions Schedule (QUIS) tool was used to evaluate ward staff interaction with dementia patients, with training participants observed preand 6 months post-training. ‘Negative’ interactions reduced from 33% to 2%, with ‘positive’ interactions increasing from 47% to 83%. Conclusions: The training is now embedded within participating Trusts, with continuing commitment to improve the care for people with dementia and their careers. Tier 3 training is currently being delivered, creating Dementia Champions within Trusts, focused on projects that will bring about improvements to dementia care locally.