Using former carers in training staff

Abstract

There are major problems in end-of-life care for people with dementia. Staff and relatives, particularly in care home settings (where often a signifi cant majority of residents with dementia lack capacity), can fi nd discussion about end of life care especially diffi cult to bring up. Diffi culties relating to mental capacity and the often unpredictable decline with dementia in the last few months mean that dementia-specifi c approaches need to be developed to meet the needs of people with dementia and their families. This project recruited former carers, who had looked after a relative with dementia until they died, to aid staff and relatives in discussing advance care planning. on 7 April 2019 by guest. Protected by copyright.