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 You can read our latest newsletter below, as well as the Model of Care for Dementia in Ireland and a recently published evaluation.

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NDS Autumn Newsletter 2024 front page preview

NDS Autumn Newsletter 2024

The Autumn Edition of the National Dementia Service Newsletter provides an insight into the recent activities of the National Dementia Services.

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Evaluation of the Pilot Implementation of the Dementia Care and Support: Home Care Education Programme front page preview

Evaluation of the Pilot Implementation of the Dementia Care and Support: Home Care Education Programme

This report presents an evaluation of the implementation of the Dementia Care and Support: Home Care Education Programme. The findings of this qualitative study provide a rich and nuanced perspective on the Dementia Care and Support: Home Care Education Programme for Healthcare Assistants (Home Support) and its implementation on the ground, the challenges encountered during programme implementation and the changes needed to optimise implementation. The findings can be used to support strategic and operational decision making for enhancing programme implementation within the HSE, and can also be used to inform training, including dementia specific training, for home care workers more widely in Ireland.

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Model of Care for Dementia in Ireland front page preview

Model of Care for Dementia in Ireland

The Model of Care sets out a range of targets and practice recommendations to advance the treatment, care and support for people living with dementia in Ireland. Care pathways, timely diagnosis and early intervention will provide an opportunity for the person with dementia and their families to be part of the journey in planning for their future needs and engage with the decision making process around these needs. Evidence has shown timely diagnosis provides positively for the person with dementia and healthcare provider and enables individualised services tailored to meet the person’s needs. These early supports will further support our Acute Hospital System with Admission Avoidance and timely discharge for people with dementia. The Model supports the involvement of the person with dementia in research and this is particularly important in the context of continuous advances in care, both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions. The Model of Care builds on work underpinned by the Dementia Strategy (2014) and was developed under the governance of a multidisciplinary Advisory Group and Consultancy Group, with contributions from the Centre for Economic and Social Research on Dementia and the Dementia Services Information and Development Centre.

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