Clinical Preparation Report: Dementia Care at Blue Care Facility

This report provides an overview of clinical preparation for dementia care, specifically focusing on the Blue Care facility. It begins by defining dementia according to WHO and then describes the facility's approach to resident care, emphasizing individualized care plans. The report details the types of residents, primarily elderly individuals with dementia, and the facility's dementia-specific care unit. It further outlines the care models employed, which aim to support residents' independence and social engagement, and also includes support for families. The staffing structure, including management, nursing, allied health, and support staff, is described, highlighting the team's commitment to supporting residents' lifestyles. Finally, the report addresses palliative care within the context of dementia, emphasizing its role in improving the quality of life for both patients and their families. The report concludes with a list of references used to support the information provided.

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Condition
According to the WHO, dementia has been considered as a disease of collective terms
which affects the memory and other psychological abilities which interferes with the individual’s
ability to do the daily life activities (Livingston et al., 2017).
Types of residents
The Blue Care facility considers every person living their life suffering from dementia as
a different and unique individual. The Blue Care facility is specialized in dementia care. Majority
of the residents in the facility are the elderly people who have dementia and similar related
conditions. The Blue Care facility has a full secured dementia care department. The facility
contains 72 beds (Bluecare, 2020).
Models of care
The Blue Care facility provides with individual packages that aids patients suffering from
dementia to have a healthy life and safely in their respective residential places, retaining their
liberation and providing prospects to mix with their community. The Blue Care facility also
supports the family members of the patient with dementia to retain abilities, continue with their
hobbies and entertainments, and will also help them to try new activities. The members of the
facility also give suggestions, teachings and connection with carer’s support groups (Bluecare,
2020).
Staffing
The Blue care is a team comprising of management, administration, nursing and allied
health staff, personal carer’s, hospitality and maintenance, chaplaincy and volunteers. All the

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staff members are highly talented and capable to support the patient and their families to
continue their lifestyle which they enjoy (Bluecare, 2020).
Palliative care
The palliative care is a unique and special kind of health care service provided to people
suffering from serious health conditions. The idea of palliative care and end of life care are very
much alike, though the palliative care is comparatively more than the end of life care. This type
of treatment is a holistic approach which focuses on delivering relief from the symptoms and
stress of the disease. The objective of Blue care delivering this kind of care is to expand the
quality of life of both the dementia patient and their family (Murphy et al., 2016).

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References
Bluecare. (2020). Bluecare: Resident Information Book. Retrieved 13 February 2020, from
https://www.bluecare.org.au/-/media/Project/Blue-Care/Blue-Care/Files/Aged-care-
homes/Locations/BC_ResidentInfoBook.pdf
Livingston, G., Sommerlad, A., Orgeta, V., Costafreda, S. G., Huntley, J., Ames, D., ... &
Cooper, C. (2017). Dementia prevention, intervention, and care. The Lancet, 390(10113),
2673-2734. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31363-6
Murphy, E., Froggatt, K., Connolly, S., O'Shea, E., Sampson, E. L., Casey, D., & Devane, D.
(2016). Palliative care interventions in advanced dementia. Cochrane database of
systematic reviews, (12). Doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011513.pub2