Consultancy Service
Dementia Works is able to offer a consultancy service to those who work and support people with dementia. Dementia Works has worked on several projects to provide assistance and assessment of services within the UK.
A major project for Dementia Works was the completion of a Base line Review for Senior Action Group Edinburgh (SAGE) assisting them with the implementation of their three-year plan.
Fiona Fowler acted as Consultant to the Channel 4 Production's 'Losing Myself,' as part of the Three minute wonder series. These provided moving portraits of four different people who have dementia, and one of the films won the award for Best Short Film at the Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Awards 2007.
The Consultancy Service offers support and guidance to organisations in the planning, reviewing and development of services to meet and promote the needs of people with dementia.
Dementia Works is able to offer Consultancy Work in the following areas:
Planning and Assessment of Services
- Evaluation and Review of Services
- Consultation with people with dementia and their carers
- Recommendations for developing services
- Planning new services
Environment
- Advice and project planning on environment and design for new builds or existing provision
- Comprehensive and detailed input to provide organisations with advice and guidance on dementia friendly environments
Development and Support
- Responses and understanding of behaviour that may be seen as a challenge
- Sexuality and dementia
- Younger people with dementia
- Reminiscence and life story work
- People with a learning disability and dementia
- Communication and people with dementia
Dementia Works aims to provide a service that fits the needs of the individual and that works closely with the organisation involved. Where necessary we can offer both a training and consultancy service that will serve the organisation providing a consistent and pro-active approach towards working with people with dementia in a way that enables their dignity; choice and rights.