Optimising Dementia Care: An Evaluation of Retro-fitted Environments and Staff Education in Residential Aged Care

Suzanne Dawson; Lorraine Ng; Chelsea Lewis; Kerry Catt; Sachini Wijayakulathilake; Andi  Xu; Aartie Gulyanai

doi:10.25957/eax3-2793

Optimising Dementia Care: An Evaluation of Retro-fitted Environments and Staff Education in Residential Aged Care

Suzanne Dawson, Lorraine Ng, Chelsea Lewis, Kerry Catt, Sachini Wijayakulathilake, Andi Xu, Aartie Gulyanai

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This project examines the outcomes of dementia-friendly environment implementation, together with tailored training of staff on the provision of care for people with dementia living in memory support units (MSUs). The project was developed and led by Helping Hand Aged Care and funded by an Aged Care Centre for Growth translational Research grant. Flinders University conducted the evaluation and compiled this report.

Staff working in MSUs from three Helping Hand aged care facilities, Lightsview, Parafield Gardens and Clare, which are of differing ages, designs and location engaged in this project.

Original language	English
Publisher	Flinders University
Number of pages	50
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.25957/eax3-2793
Publication status	Published - 30 Jan 2025

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Dementia
Carers
Aged Care

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