Case Studies - Stimulation (4)

Dorset Healthcare University NHSFT – Westhaven Hospital

The Radipole Ward is a 34-bedded ward, caring predominantly for elderly people requiring rehabilitation, palliative care, stroke and dementia care.

Sussex Community NHS Trust Midhurst Community Hospital

Our Philosophy is to improve the care and services offered to those individuals dealing with dementia, along with their loved ones. Just playing music alone in a Day Room on a radio, may for some just be noise, or the interruptions on what is heard inappropriate. This does not provide the daily stimulation that is […]

NHS Wales Ysbty Glan Clywyd Hospital

suffering with dementia, delirium, confusion and memory problems. Their objective is to develop a better environment for patients whilst improving dementia care within the hospital setting. The focus for the majority of Trusts in the UK is to become a more dementia friendly Hospital.

Southern Health NHSFT Warwick Hospital

Quite often we find that our patients are dis-engaged and not always present in the room at that time and they need stimulating and have the opportunity to engage in meaningful activity.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust New Cross Hospital

We are committed to improving the patient experience for those with dementia and raising morale for both patients and staff. We are keen to offer stimulation to reduce boredom and to help reduce the risk of falls with the hospital.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHSFT

To provide stimulation and engagement for patients who refuse to leave their Hospital bedrooms. Patients with dementia tend to isolate themselves from staff and other patients. They can be very reluctant to engage with staff on a 1-1 basis and are dismissive of all therapeutic activities suggested to them.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHSFT

To Research and embrace technology to aid cognitive stimulation and engagement with residents within the Centre and to seek out new activities and monitor their effects, having tried and tested other options including using small tablets found that these were not effective when working with the elderly and those with memory problems, we needed to […]