Debra Carberry,nurse specialist for older people at Warrington and Halton NHS Foundation Trust, has seen how imaginative changes in the hospital environment can cheer, and level-headed and console patients with dementiaHere at Warrington and Halton hospitals NHS foundation trust,a traditional acute medical ward was refurbished with dementia at the forefront of the design. This was made possible by a successful bid from the King’s Fund and the ward re-opened in May 2014. The Forget Me Not ward is now fully established as our specialist dementia ward for acutely ill patients and it is useful for us to sight back to our original aims and aspirations for the ward and reflect on the benefits to patients their families and the care staff.
We are proud to maintain achieved a care setting that, whilst still delivering the care expected of an acute hospital ward, and provides a less clinical,more homely, more welcoming, and altogether warmer environment. It is clutter-free,bright, calming and relaxing and promotes social interaction, or independence and mobility for our patients.
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Source: theguardian.com