stakeholders be educated on environmental
impact on patients experiencing BPSD
(Behaviour psychology of the symptoms of
dementia) and how we should initiate that
environmental change.
UnitingCare Ageing South Eastern Region
(UCASER) and the University of Wollongong
(UoW) have undertaken a large scale multi
dimensional 3-year Practice Development
(PD) Research Program. UCASER is the first
aged care provider world-wide to embark on
a PD program of this nature and scale. PD
describes organisation-wide strategies aimed
at changing and improving the way services
are provided to older people and embedding
these philosophies in the culture. The
Program has been implemented in the context
of UnitingCare Ageing's person-centred
framework, Inspired Care.
successes and lessons learnt from the
research outcomes and the ongoing Program.
Specifically, we will examine strategies
developed and put into practice in both
residential and community care environments
to support and enhance the well-being of older
people living with dementia and their carers.
The outcomes for people with dementia who
receive our services can be seen as measures
part of the process of creating places of human
flourishing.
and outcomes of collaborative approaches,
strategies and processes as part of the
Practice Development Model and Person-
Centred Practice Framework (McCormack and
McCance 2010), with the aim of supporting
older people with dementia to live fulfilling
lives. The built environment, (development
of a new facility and service), the mealtime
experience and meaningful activities will be
explored in detail as well as the importance
of team values in supporting the person with
dementia to be more included and participative.
refine the role of a community clinical
nurse consultant (CNC) (with a speciality in
dementia) to address the issues of timely
diagnosis for clients experiencing cognitive
changes and accommodate carer support.
The role of the CNC was to: review the client
[and family carer] goals and determine the
clients and family carers readiness to seek
diagnosis, support a negotiated disclosure
of the diagnosis by establishing the client's
preparedness for diagnosis, using the
information gathered from the structured
assessment, process of differential diagnosis,
history taking, physical and mental state
exam), provide emotional support, giving
the client and their carer time to absorb the
diagnostic information and access to support
services at the right time for the individual.