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We want to make our hospice a ‘dementia friendly’ hospice. We will give staff dementia training, appoint a dementia lead and create a calm physical environment to enable us to offer high quality care, compassion and understanding to patients who have dementia in addition to a terminal illness.
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Situation
Sussex has the highest prevalence of dementia in the country and new cases are estimated to grow by 20% in the next five years. Up to 70% of people with dementia are living with at least one other serious health condition and we are seeing increasing numbers of patients who have dementia in addition to their terminal illness. Our staff need the skills and resources to manage end of life care for people who may not understand their situation, as well as feeling frightened, anxious and confused.
Solution
We will be prepared to meet the future challenges of dementia. Increasing our staff’s knowledge, skills and understanding of dementia, and making our physical environment dementia friendly, will improve the end-of-life care & support we can offer patients