Extra care housing and dementia
Extra care housing and dementia
Key messages:
- It is important that everyone living and working in Extra Care Housing (ECH) schemes has dementia awareness training – managers, all support staff and other residents.
- Integrated working to improve access to healthcare for people living with dementia can support longer term independent living in ECH.
- Assisting people living with dementia to forge social relationships can support them to live independently for longer in ECH.
- Taking steps to manage risk, such as using person-centred risk assessments, specialist staff and flexible staffing to respond to care needs can enable longer term independent living.
Reflective questions:
- Is there an ECH scheme in your area and what local provisions are available to support residents?
- Do you know anyone living with dementia in ECH – can you identify any further needs they might have and how this could be addressed to support them to live independently for longer?
Related resources
- Ed's blog (Ed Brooks, Member of ConnectED Service User and Carer Group).
- Amanda's blog (Amanda Threlfall, Member of ConnectED Service User and Carer Group).
