Making Individual Service Funds Work for People with Dementia Living in Care Homes: How it Works in Practice

by Gill Bailey, Helen Sanderson

Overview

Dispelling the myths about how personalisation works for people with dementia living in care homes, this book demonstrates how to introduce Individual Service Funds (ISFs), what works and what doesn't, and how to deal with difficulties and setbacks.

Individual Service Funds are one way that people living with dementia can have a personal budget. The authors explain how they went about introducing the principles of ISFs to people living with dementia in a large care home in Stockport, without using any additional funding. They describe the person-centred practices used and the involvement of the council, commissioners, staff and families. Through clear and detailed stories and examples, they demonstrate the dramatic approach to quality of life for people with dementia the approach can deliver. There is a strong emphasis on managerial and organisational issues, including getting staff 'on board', providing adequate support, budgeting, building effective partnerships and implementing change.

Providing helpful insights and examples for good practice, this book is essential reading for all those involved in providing personalised care for people with dementia living in care homes, including care staff, care home managers, local authority commissioners, service providers and policy makers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857009753
Publisher:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date:	09/21/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Helen Sanderson is CEO of Helen Sanderson Associates (HSA) and Director Emeritus of the International Community for Person-Centred Practices. She has been closely involved in the development of person-centred thinking and planning in the UK over the last fifteen years. HSA's partnership with Borough Care Ltd. and Stockport Council was a runner up in the National Dementia Awards 2012 in the innovation category. She is co-author of A Practical Guide to Delivering Personalisation, Creating Person-Centred Organisations and Personalisation in Practice, all published by JKP. Gill Bailey trained initially as a nurse and has worked with a range of providers and commissioning units across adult health and social care for over twenty-five years. In the last ten years her work has focused on supporting people living with dementia. She is a Dementia Care Mapper, and has a diploma in Dementia Studies. She is currently working with providers to introduce Individual Service Funds in residential and homecare services for people living with dementia. Helen and Gill are co-authors of Personalisation and Dementia: A Guide for Person-Centred Practice, also published by JKP. Lisa Martin is manager of Bruce Lodge, a care home in Stockport, part of Borough Care Ltd.
Gill Bailey trained initially as a nurse and has worked with a range of providers and commissioning units across adult health and social care for over 25 years, and in the last ten 10 years this has focussed on supporting people living with dementia. She is a Dementia Care Mapper, has a diploma in Dementia Studies. She is currently working with providers to introduce person-centred practices in residential and homecare services for people living with dementia.
Helen Sanderson is CEO of Helen Sanderson Associates and Director Emeritus of the International Community for Person-Centred Practices. She has been closely involved in the development of person-centred thinking and planning in the UK over the last 15 years, and has written extensively on person-centred thinking, planning, community building and Individual Service Funds. HSA were runners up with Borough Care in the National Dementia Awards 2012 in the innovation category.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Dr Sam Bennett. 1. Introduction and Getting Started. 2. Plans and Processes. 3. Starting with Staff One-Page Profiles. 4. Individual Time. 5. Four Plus One Questions. 6. What Next? 7. Night Staff, Volunteers and Faith Communities. 8. Person-Centred Reviews and Working Together for Change. 9. What Changed? 10. Overall Impact and Lessons Learned. Appendix I: Example Agenda. Appendix II: One-Page Profile Standards for Borough Care. Appendix III: One-Page Strategy. Appendix IV: Dashboard. Index.