Articles
De-Escalation in Dementia Care: Practical Skills, Team Consistency and Audit-Ready Evidence
De-escalation is a core capability in dementia care, but it only works when staff responses are consistent, skilled and clearly evidenced. This article sets out practical de-escalation approaches, how to...
De-Escalation in Dementia Care: Practical Skill...
De-escalation is a core capability in dementia care, but it only works when staff responses are consistent, skilled and clearly evidenced. This article sets out practical de-escalation approaches, how to...
Meaningful Activity in Dementia Care: Evidence-Based Planning That Reduces Distress
Meaningful activity is not “entertainment” in dementia care — it is a core intervention that can reduce distress, improve wellbeing, and prevent escalation. This article explains how to design activity...
Meaningful Activity in Dementia Care: Evidence-...
Meaningful activity is not “entertainment” in dementia care — it is a core intervention that can reduce distress, improve wellbeing, and prevent escalation. This article explains how to design activity...
Preventing Crisis in Dementia Care: Early Intervention and Behaviour Support
Crisis responses in dementia care often signal missed opportunities for early intervention. This article sets out how providers can identify early warning signs, intervene effectively, and evidence reduced escalation for...
Preventing Crisis in Dementia Care: Early Inter...
Crisis responses in dementia care often signal missed opportunities for early intervention. This article sets out how providers can identify early warning signs, intervene effectively, and evidence reduced escalation for...
Understanding Distress in Dementia: Moving Beyond “Challenging Behaviour”
Distress in dementia is often mislabelled as challenging behaviour, leading to reactive and ineffective responses. This article explains how providers can reframe distress, identify underlying causes, and deliver evidence-based support...
Understanding Distress in Dementia: Moving Beyo...
Distress in dementia is often mislabelled as challenging behaviour, leading to reactive and ineffective responses. This article explains how providers can reframe distress, identify underlying causes, and deliver evidence-based support...
De-escalation in Dementia Care: Practical Approaches That Reduce Distress and Risk
De-escalation in dementia care is not a generic technique — it relies on knowing the person, recognising early distress signs and responding consistently. This article sets out practical de-escalation methods,...
De-escalation in Dementia Care: Practical Appro...
De-escalation in dementia care is not a generic technique — it relies on knowing the person, recognising early distress signs and responding consistently. This article sets out practical de-escalation methods,...
Meaningful Activity Plans in Dementia Care: Preventing Distress Before It Escalates
Meaningful activity is not an “extras” programme in dementia care — it is a core behaviour support intervention. This article explains how providers can plan, deliver and evidence activity-led approaches...
Meaningful Activity Plans in Dementia Care: Pre...
Meaningful activity is not an “extras” programme in dementia care — it is a core behaviour support intervention. This article explains how providers can plan, deliver and evidence activity-led approaches...
Responding to Distress Without Restraint: Ethical Dementia Behaviour Support
Reducing distress in dementia without restrictive practices requires skilled staff, meaningful activity and strong governance. This article explores ethical behaviour support approaches that align with UK commissioning and CQC standards.
Responding to Distress Without Restraint: Ethic...
Reducing distress in dementia without restrictive practices requires skilled staff, meaningful activity and strong governance. This article explores ethical behaviour support approaches that align with UK commissioning and CQC standards.
Behaviour Support Planning in Dementia: Turning Distress Into Insight
Effective behaviour support planning in dementia moves beyond managing incidents to understanding unmet need. This article explains how robust assessment, meaningful activity and governance combine to reduce distress while meeting...
Behaviour Support Planning in Dementia: Turning...
Effective behaviour support planning in dementia moves beyond managing incidents to understanding unmet need. This article explains how robust assessment, meaningful activity and governance combine to reduce distress while meeting...
Meaningful Activity as Behaviour Support: Designing Dementia Care That Reduces Distress
Meaningful activity plays a central role in reducing distress for people living with dementia. This article examines how activity planning, behaviour support and governance must align to meet regulatory expectations...
Meaningful Activity as Behaviour Support: Desig...
Meaningful activity plays a central role in reducing distress for people living with dementia. This article examines how activity planning, behaviour support and governance must align to meet regulatory expectations...
Understanding Distress in Dementia: From Behaviour Labels to Meaningful Support
Distress in dementia is often misunderstood as “challenging behaviour” rather than a meaningful response to unmet need. This article explores how services can move beyond labels, delivering person-centred, evidence-led support...
Understanding Distress in Dementia: From Behavi...
Distress in dementia is often misunderstood as “challenging behaviour” rather than a meaningful response to unmet need. This article explores how services can move beyond labels, delivering person-centred, evidence-led support...