Bluebird Care Plymouth/Torbay: Enhanced Dementia Care
According to the Alzheimer’s society 85% of people diagnosed with dementia want to stay living in their own home for as long as possible. It is statistics like these alongside the vast numbers of people each year being diagnosed with this syndrome that focussed our attention on our dementia care offering.
We have always had a dementia focus, as have most in this sector but potentially not to the extent it needs to be to really support carers and those with a diagnosis of dementia to be fully supported at home and to live well. Bluebird Care Plymouth/Torbay have spent the last 6 months working alongside the Alzheimer’s society and Derby University to learn and create an enhanced learning module for all of our care experts.
With our focussed training around dementia we will guide our care experts through a customers care needs, helping them to understand what changes need to happen to enable that customer to continue to enjoy their life feeling safe, supported, understood and help them to maintain a fulfilling social life. When cognitive decline begins people often lose confidence and immerse themselves less frequently in their local community.
Our goal is to not only perform tasks that keep someone safe and independent in their home but that our involvement in a person’s care can enable that person to maintain their social interaction in their community, to help them to live well.
We are here for those directly in need of care and for those that are supporting them. An often overlooked area of support is for the informal carer and the importance of having some breaks, for them to be able to switch off even for a few hours. With peace of mind that we really know you or your loved one and are always there day or night when you need us you can have some much needed time off.
