by Roger Donnelly
Improvements in health care services for older people are being showcased at Northern Health Trust event today. '“Innovation for Ageing' will map an older person’s healthcare journey.
Dr Frances Duffy is the Trust's Consultant Clinical Psychologist:
She says the Trust has developed a new model "Clear Dementia Care" for care home staff:
Dr Duffy adds their model for dementia care is being copied nationwide:
She says their approach is patient-led:
Dr Frances Duffy says a key overall aim is to keep the elderly non-institutionalised as long as possible:
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