TGCG - Condition Sheet - Dementia care (Scotland) - Flipbook - Page 1
EXCELLENT DEMENTIA
CARE IN YOUR OWN HOME
We know how worrying and stressful it can be when faced with the
reality that a loved one is living with dementia or increasing memory
loss and are struggling to cope alone. Watching someone close whose
life is impacted by the varying symptoms presented by dementia can
be upsetting.
FAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS PROVIDE COMFORT AND REASSURANCE
At The Good Care Group, we know receiving care in the comfort, safety and familiarity of your own home
has far reaching benefits in improving overall health and well-being for a person living with dementia.
Moving at any stage in life can be disruptive and stressful. When an individual is living with dementia the
process of moving to a care home, away from their much-loved home full of its treasured possessions and
memories can be really heart-wrenching and daunting, affecting their ability to live well with dementia.
We know that staying at home and receiving compassionate, one-to-one care from a highly trained and
well-matched professional carer really can enhance quality of life.
SPECIALIST DEMENTIA CARE AT HOME PROVIDED BY EXPERT CARERS
We have been innovating dementia care for over 10 years. All our professional carers are trained
in how to care with someone living with dementia and use a range of best practice techniques proven
to provide reassurance, reduce anxiety and calm behaviours. This means the person with dementia
can live well, despite the challenges dementia can present with the gentle encouragement and
compassionate care provided by our carers. Our collaborative approach to working with leading medical
experts, academic bodies and leading charities ensure our care is of the very highest standards. Our
work with the Contented Dementia Trust to introduce the SPECAL approach helps us to understand
and discover what is important to the person living with dementia, enabling us to develop a meaningful
programme of care that bridges the gap between the present and the past.
We adopt a blended approach to delivery of dementia care, led and supported by our own Consultant
Admiral Nurse. The support from an Admiral Nurse, working with leading dementia charity, Dementia UK,
means we can offer unrivalled levels of emotional and practical support based on best practice dementia
care to those living with dementia and their families.
