Founder of the Butterfly Scheme through caring for my mother, who had dementia. The scheme helps healthcare staff to care well for people needing memory support
@alzheimerssoc@Dementia_UK How can anguished carers still be emailing me in late 2024 to say staff in their local hospitals havenβt the first idea about #dementia care? With so many hospitals delivering impeccable dementia care, how can other hospitals justify doing so little?
The pandemic brought a pause in #hospital#dementia#care progress, but it shouldnβt be an excuse for lack of ambition now! In too many places, dementia care is now either no further forward than it was in early 2020, or is actually less good. We must keep expecting improvement!
A privilege to discuss #dementia care enhancement with @DrTWilliamson this morning; it always is. Great to see leadership that directly leads to benefits for people living with dementia, their carers and their local hospital teams.
I rarely tweet these days, but what an uplifting session chatting with the fabulous @DeightonJo47103 just now! Vision, passion, graft - a real privilege to work with you, Jo!
@WendyPMitchell So very sad and shocked to hear the news. Your powerhouse of a mum has done it her way and I suppose we all knew sheβd remain in charge in every way she could. Great sadness at the departure of a true campaigner - and my sincere condolences to you, her beloved daughters.
@zulfiqar_nabila Just read an article youβd written which included examples of inappropriate dementia care in hospital. Please be assured that lots of hospitals are now getting their care spot on. By all means email or DM me if youβd like more info.
Always good when you discover an organisation is looking at adopting the Butterfly Scheme because someone working at a member hospital has recommended it #dementia#care#hospital
@Nigelj08223326 @adamgordon1978 So many other potential causes to all those experiences, though. Awareness is helpful, but oversimplification often isnβt.
@Nigelj08223326 @BazzaCC @RobertArnol@PrinPeta@pijush357ray @pettet50 #Dementia insight and care education is needed by everyone, but certainly by any professionals likely to be meeting members of the public. It can take as little as one hour to give someone enough dementia insight and care skills to transform their approach. Essential!
Huge thanks to the fabulous staff of @thelondonclinic who attended @ButterflyScheme training today; your engagement and enthusiasm were superb. We really appreciated the heartwarming feedback and the warm welcome. Enjoy using the Scheme! #dementia#memorysupport
Well done to Nina Warhurst and #BBCBreakfast for a very sensible, sensitive, well-expressed and helpful piece this morning about LPAs and how tough it is for carers trying to support loved ones without an LPA.
@SASHChiefNurse With warm thanks from the Butterfly Scheme for your commitment to #dementia care - and supporting the outstanding Lead and team. May you thoroughly enjoy the next phase of your life!
Post-pandemic care restoration is one thing, but new hospital #Dementia Leads coming into role and finding nothing at all in place - and no ambition from bosses to actually put anything in place - is quite another. Itβs happening all the time now - like slipping back 10 yrs.
@moo01_moore@UhmbtV@diannesmith65@emmafitton74@KimCrab14290965 Fantastic! When youβre unsure of your surroundings and donβt have your usual support around you (and canβt perhaps read a book or otherwise sustain an activity independently), this sort of input massively reduces anxiety.