Improving the lives of people with dementia and their carers: The Prime Minister's challenge and a challenge for us all

Developing and piloting the QOMID – quality outcome measure for individuals with intellectual disabilities and dementia

“…The QOMID was usually either completed with the person and their family and other key professionals in a clinic setting, or as part of a multidisciplinary and multiagency review. This approach concords with both the National Dementia Strategy (Department of Health, 2009) in terms of helping people to "Live Well with dementia" and also with the work of Pickup (2012) and her conclusion that the best outcomes arise when "the focus is on individuals and their needs in the context of their families and communities […] but never losing sight of the person".…”

“…The focus of dementia care is on personalised care in which "we will get the best outcomes if we focus on individuals and their needs in the context of their families and communities, providing treatment or support for specific conditions including dementia, but never losing sight of the person" (Pickup, 2012).…”

“…Greig, Chief Executive at the National Development Team for inclusion in his blog (Greig, 2013), commenting on these reports, concluded that one issue that all hospital Trusts need to start thinking was to "Start measuring life related outcomes rather than processeslook at how treatment enables the person to get on with the rest of their life". The focus of dementia care is on personalised care in which "we will get the best outcomes if we focus on individuals and their needs in the context of their families and communities, providing treatment or support for specific conditions including dementia, but never losing sight of the person" (Pickup, 2012).…”