Articles

Running Dementia Review Cycles That Actually Work: Supervision, Audits and Governance That Prevent Drift

Dementia reviews fail when they don’t translate into consistent delivery, especially across shifts and staff turnover. This article explains how to run review cycles that hold practice in place through...

Dementia Assessment Reviews That Stand Up to Audit: Using Data, Outcomes and Evidence Without Losing the Person

Dementia reviews must be evidenced in a way that commissioners and inspectors can audit, while still reflecting the person’s lived experience. This article explains what “good evidence” looks like in...

Reviewing Dementia Support During Health Deterioration and End-of-Life Transitions

Dementia reviews become critical during physical decline and end-of-life transitions. This article explains how providers should reassess care, align with health professionals, and evidence compassionate, well-governed decision-making.

Reviewing Dementia Care After Safeguarding Concerns: Turning Alerts Into Safer Day-to-Day Practice

Safeguarding concerns in dementia services should trigger meaningful review, not just procedural response. This article explains how to reassess care, update risk management, and evidence learning after safeguarding alerts in...

Reviewing Restrictive Practices in Dementia Care: How to Stay Safe Without Normalising Control

Restrictive practices can emerge gradually in dementia services, often justified as “necessary” without proper review. This article explains how providers should review restrictions, evidence proportionality, reduce risk safely, and meet...

Involving Families and Advocates in Dementia Reviews: Getting Better Evidence Without Losing Control of Risk

Family input can strengthen dementia reviews, but only when it is structured, evidenced and translated into deliverable actions. This article explains how to involve families and advocates safely, manage disagreement,...

Dementia Reviews After Hospital Admission: Resetting Care Safely and Avoiding Rapid Breakdown

Hospital admissions often accelerate cognitive and functional decline for people with dementia. This article sets out how providers should reassess and review care after discharge, reset care plans safely, and...

Reviewing Dementia Care Plans When Needs Change: From Early Indicators to Safe Escalation

Dementia care plans quickly become unsafe if they are not actively reviewed as needs change. This article explains how providers should identify early indicators of change, refresh care plans in...

Reviewing Dementia Risk Assessments: How to Update Falls, Wandering and Self-Neglect Controls Without Over-Restricting

Risk assessments in dementia care become unsafe when they are not actively reviewed against real incidents and day-to-day practice. This article shows how to refresh risk controls for falls, wandering...

Dementia Assessment and Review in Adult Social Care: Building a Safe, Repeatable Process for Changing Needs

Dementia reviews fail when they are treated as paperwork rather than an operational control. This guide sets out a repeatable, evidence-led assessment and review process for adult social care, including...