Making Moments Matter at The Glebe Centre: 
No More Beige!
An update from the Glebe Centre (Ottawa) : Although the team from Meaningful Care Matters (formerly Dementia Care Matters) observed many exceptional moments of care, there were indeed areas that needed improvement and did not follow a person-centered model of care.
This will be our journey over the next year, to transform and re-think care on Bankwood (one of the care units at the Center) from a neutral/task based model of care to a person-centered, house-hold model of care.
Meaningful Care Matters has sent an extensive, formal report with recommendations on making meaningful change.
An audit was completed on the physical space on Bankwood and recommendations for change and transformation. Over the last few months we have started to create a relaxed home-like feel to the day with less task orientated activities and more emphasis on the people living and working on Bankwood.
We have begun the process to re-design Bankwood to be more welcoming and intimate, filling the house with the “stuff of life” so that residents can connect with a variety of colours and objects that reflect their past lives, work and hobbies. And staff training begins this month!
Person-centered care is front and foremost as Bankwood undergoes change and transformation! Please forward this blog post to at least one other contact you know who may be interested.
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Wonderful to hear of the anticipated changes to the unit. Residents will be delighted and the colour and variety will lift their spirits. Bravo.
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Thanks for taking the time to comment. We are excited about the changes on the unit to date and we will be keen to learn in due course about the impact of the staff training which gets underway this month.