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Dementia Care Dementia covers a range of symptoms, which can include confusion, memory loss, delusion and difficulties with communication. It is not a disease, rather a set of symptoms accompanying conditions that affect the brain, the most common of which is Alzheimer’s, followed by vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia and mixed dementia. Dementia is progressive and will affect each person in a different way. A person living with dementia may find it difficult to concentrate, become easily anxious, upset or withdrawn or feel overwhelmed when it comes to making choices. Dementia can create problems with co-ordination and orientation, visual blind spots and perception such as judging spaces and distances.
A person living with dementia may require a specialist dementia care home when they are struggling to live independently and it is no longer safe for them to remain in their own home. The latter stages of dementia can be challenging, when is the right time to move into a care home and who should make that decision. Specialist dementia care can help to meet the needs of people living with dementia as their condition progresses and eases the distress of those who have been caring for them.
While all Forest Care homes can accommodate residents with early dementia, Holly Lodge is our award-winning purpose-built specialist dementia care home in Surrey, offering both residential dementia care and nursing dementia care, and welcoming residents with different conditions and stages of dementia. Holly Lodge uses contemporary design to create calming and stimulating environments, with digital wallpapers of familiar destinations for reminiscence therapy, and soft furnishing of varying textures to allow residents to easily distinguish between items. Little touches such as memory boxes are a talking point and orientation aid enabling residents to easily find their bedrooms. Their activity team organises a variety of engaging and multi-sensory group and one-to-one activities and experiences to help improve concentration, communication and social interaction, including ‘Guess the scent’ games, baking and gardening with different aromas and textures, textural arts & crafts, Pets as Therapy visits (alpacas, piglets and penguins to name a few!), themed props in live music sessions and textured balls during exercises.
“…Our profound gratitude for the care, kindness and respect all the staff showed mum as her dementia progressed. In the final hours of her life, the staff could not have been more professional. While it took her a little while to settle in, in all the photos we have of her at Holly Lodge she is smiling and happy which is a great comfort. She was looked after superbly and kept safe…We definitely picked the right place for her to spend her final years.” Relative review.
At Forest Care, we involve families in care and activity planning and use life story work to shape the way we engage with our residents in an interesting and meaningful way. A personal understanding of what really matters to each resident, the things they enjoy, their life histories and their achievements, all helps to create a reassuring and stimulating environment. Our compassionate, experienced and dementia care trained teams provide 24/7 support for your loved ones at every stage of their dementia journey, filling their days with activities that bring joy and provide a sense of purpose and achievement.
Our doors are always open for families, for a cup of tea or to toast a special occasion, and we are always here if you wish to talk about your loved one’s care or any aspect of the home.
