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Dementia Friendly Door Cal’s, Choosing the Right One

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Dementia friendly Door Cal’s aid navigation and reduce anxiety in dementia care environments. Even those of us without cognitive impairment can get lost and confused when each hallway looks the same and each bedroom door (and all the other doors) leading off it looks the same. So, what’s the solution? by using dementia friendly Door […]

Environmental Improvements

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Find Memory Care has teamed up with staff on the Annwylfan Ward. Annwylfan is a Mental Health Ward at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr community hospital in Caerphilly, Wales. The project was designed to help make Environmental Improvements to the ward. Faced with agitation and distressed behaviour on the ward. Dawn the Senior Nurse and her team […]

FREE Dementia Environment Audit

Did you know that Find Memory Care offer a free dementia environment audit? Our dementia environment audit service offers advice and guidance on how to make your care facility dementia friendly. Dementia Environmental Audit: How does it work? Suitable for care homes and hospitals. Our dementia environmental audit will provide you with a comprehensive insight […]

Mural’s create a dementia friendly environment

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Dementia and the environment Before we talk about using murals to create a dementia friendly environment it is important to understand the effects the environment can have. Dementia is not a normal part of aging. It includes the loss of cognitive functioning, thinking, remembering, learning, and reasoning and behavioural abilities to the extent that it […]

Dementia wall murals & 3D furniture

Claremont House in Halifax is inspiring conversation and interaction between residents through the installation of wall murals and 3D furniture. What Dementia wall murals & 3D furniture did we use? Always looking for ways to help improve the lives of residents. Dementia wall murals and 3d furniture has been introduced into Claremount House. This has […]

Not all “Dementia Murals” Work

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Are all Murals Dementia friendly? For many years there has been mixed feelings on the use of murals in dementia care settings, as some people feel they create false realities. As a provider of dementia murals, you may be surprised that we do not totally disagree with this statement. We provide dementia murals to care […]

The White Ghost Group are Moving

During the past 25 years we have delivered some truly memorable and often incredible projects from our home in Burley Road in Leeds. But as ever in life, things change and the team at the White Ghost Group are always looking to improve our service and product supply to our valued customers. That’s why we […]

Macclesfield Hospital Environment Changes

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Macclesfield Hospital Environment Changes Working with staff at Macclesfield hospital’s Ward 9 to help enhance the environment for patients living with dementia The work on Macclesfield Hospital’s environmental changes that began in November 2022.  Since then the ward has undergone a complete facelift. The aim of the changes was to reduce falls, promote independence and […]

Dane Garth Making the Most of Every Space

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Dane Garth is a mental health unit situated on the site of Furness General Hospital in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria The Ramsey Inpatient Unit supports people living with dementia, who require longer term specialised care. The Unit has a circular pathway that enables patients to walk, but prior to Find working with the Trust, there were no […]

Dementia and Bathroom Accidents

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Minimalising Bathroom Accidents Minimalising Bathroom Accidents can reduce stress and agitation. We take finding the toilet for granted yet we’ve all experienced the stress and anxiety of needing the toilet and not being able to locate one. When dementia is involved, the frustrations are multiplied many times over. With raised agitation, anxiety, stress and depression […]

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