Dementia Care

Dementia is not an isolated diagnosis; it’s an overall term – and although Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60-80% of cases, everyone’s dementia is markedly different. When a person is living with dementia, their brain changes or re-wires itself, impairing cognitive abilities such as memory and communication, as well as their behaviour and feelings.

With an aim of making every moment count for a person living with dementia, through six key principles:

• Individuality: working with families to understand a person’s life history to create a holistic care plan that values an individual for their unique qualities, rather than their ability or medical capacity.
• Empowering: acting in the person’s best interests to encourage an individual’s autonomy, independence, and opportunity to make day-to-day decisions.
• Engagement: learning about an individual’s past to provide bespoke care and engagement that is unique to them.
• Flourishing: maintaining an individual’s interests to give them an identity and the confidence to retain as much control over their lives as possible.
• Compassion: impressing dignity, respect and a sense of self-worth on an individual to better support them maintain an enabling lifestyle.
• Wellbeing: taking into account an individual’s biographical, biological, psychological and social background to better engage them in meaningful occupation.

Furthermore, Morecambe Care supports each of our care homes to embed best practice in person-centred dementia care by inspiring and developing home managers to promote a culture in line with the above principles, as well as guiding our care homes to deliver bespoke training in line with best practice for Dementia Care.

In addition, our dementia environments are vibrant, enabling hubs that through research-led techniques, such as signposting, colour schemes, and holistic displays, are proven to positively impact those living there.

Peace of Mind for You and Your Loved Ones

In addition to exceptional care, Morecambe Care offers peace of mind to the individual that we are caring for, as well as their loved ones.
From the initial enquiry and assessment, right through to delivering day-to-day care, Morecambe Care is transparent and supportive – we are driven by enthusiasm, determined to go the extra mile, and above, devoted to what we do.