DEMENTIA AUDIT
Dementia Environmental Audit
Elevate the standards of care homes through comprehensive Environmental and Care Practice Audits.
- Improve CQC Rating by ensuring that all areas meet or exceed regulatory standards
- Highlight areas for staff training, ensuring that caregivers are aware of best practices and can provide the highest level of care.
- Improve the wellbeing of residents, addressing physical, emotional, social, and cognitive needs comprehensively.
Questions? Speak to an expert call 01476 979183
Trusted by over 1000 businesses throughout the UK
What We Offer
Create a dementia-friendly environment that supports the needs and enhances the quality of life for residents.
Reduce distressed behaviours and improve social engagement and wellbeing. Our dementia-friendly environment audits offers a comprehensive breakdown of the strengths and improvements for your setting and the reasons for these. We can perform this audit in a residential home or an individual’s home.
SAFETY EVALUATION
Enhanced Safety
Individuals with dementia are at a higher risk of accidents due to impaired judgment and spatial awareness. A secure environment reduces anxiety for both residents and their caregivers, knowing that safety measures are in place to protect the residents. Identifying potential hazards and suggesting modifications to prevent falls and injuries.
- Reduce Accidents and Injuries: Regular audits identify potential hazards and ensure that safety modifications are up-to-date, reducing the risk of falls and other accidents.
- Staff Preparedness: Ensuring staff are regularly trained in safety protocols and emergency procedures, enhancing their ability to respond effectively.
- Improved Emergency Response: Ensuring all safety protocols and emergency systems are functioning optimally can save lives and provide peace of mind.
SENSORY ENGAGMENT ASSESSMENT
Improved Sensory Engagement
Engaging the senses appropriately can enhance cognitive function and mood. We assess the current environment and offer recommendations on colour schemes, lighting, and acoustics to create a calming and navigable space.
- Enhanced Mood: Positively influence residents’ mood and reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.
- Memory Triggers: Trigger positive memories and cognitive responses, aiding in reminiscence therapy.
- Navigability: Help residents with dementia to navigate spaces more easily, reducing frustration and enhancing independence.
Accessibility and Comfort Audit
Increased Accessibility and Comfort
Ensuring that the environment is easily navigable and comfortable for residents with dementia, helps reduce confusion and supports mobility, promoting independence.
- Reduce Confusion: Help residents orient themselves better, reducing confusion and the likelihood of becoming lost or disoriented.
- Enhance Comfort: Continuous assessment ensures that the environment remains comfortable and accommodating to residents’ changing needs.
EVALUATE
Enhance Dining and Eating Experiences
Audits of dining areas can ensure that they remain appealing and conducive to enjoyable mealtimes, promoting better nutritional intake.
- Promote Nutritional Intake:
- Positive Experiences: Regular assessments can help maintain an environment that makes mealtimes a pleasant and social part of the day.
- Encourages Interaction: Creating a social dining atmosphere that encourages interaction and engagement during meals.
Accessibility and Comfort Audit
Increased Accessibility and Comfort
Ensuring that the environment is easily navigable and comfortable for residents with dementia, helps reduce confusion and supports mobility, promoting independence.
- Reduce Confusion: Help residents orient themselves better, reducing confusion and the likelihood of becoming lost or disoriented.
- Enhance Comfort: Continuous assessment ensures that the environment remains comfortable and accommodating to residents’ changing needs.
