complex puzzle. Starting with a firm foundation
of clearly articulated purpose, mission and
values, developing services need to identify
their stakeholders the potential residents;
their families; staff; health professionals;
regulators; funders; architects; planners. We
need to understand the requirements of each
group and respond to competing demands
and priorities while holding fast to a vision of
home. Understanding and communicating your
model of care is paramount; using tools that
allow you to hone your approach; using the
best of research to inform you and constantly
questioning will help to avoid mistakes of the
past. We will share the journey of bringing
HammondCare's 7th residential service
into being, creating small homes of 8 15
residents that bucks the trend of larger hotel-
like facilities. We will share the principles
that underpin the design; the client profiling
that focuses the service, and the recruitment,
training and mentoring of staff who are the
backbone of providing home.
associated with a dementia diagnosis, there
dementia and their family members perceive
stigma and whether this reflects on the health
and wellbeing of the person with dementia.
For persons with chronic diseases that follow
similar trajectories to dementia, perceived
stigma has been associated with adverse
health and wellbeing outcomes. Perceived
stigma may also contribute to delays in seeking
assistance and diagnosis.
perceived stigma of persons with progressive
memory loss and their main family carer, and
the relationship of perceived stigma to health
and wellbeing of the person with progressive
memory loss using a variety of measures
(depression; self-esteem; anxiety; personal
control; health; social activities; behavioural
symptoms). Participant dyads (N = 17; a
person 65+ years with progressive memory
loss and/or a medical diagnosis of dementia,
and their primary family carer) were living in
the community during the initial interview/
assessment period.
utilising a longitudinal mixed-method design.
Four in-home interview/assessments will be
conducted with persons with progressive
memory loss and their carer at 6-month
intervals. Results will be presented from the
initial (Time 1) interview/assessments only.
relationship between perceived stigma and
health and wellbeing outcomes. Findings will
include those from recorded interviews with
persons with progressive memory loss.