My name is Dawn O’ Sullivan, my background is in nursing, education and research. I am currently working with Dr Suzanne Timmons, University College Cork, on The Cork Integrated Dementia Care across Settings IDEAS Project. This Genio funded project..
My name is Dawn O’ Sullivan, my background is in nursing, education and research. I am currently working with Dr Suzanne Timmons, University College Cork, on The Cork Integrated Dementia Care across Settings IDEAS Project. This Genio funded project is about improving care for the person with dementia in the acute hospital and community. A number of initiatives will be rolled out in the coming months to help achieve this goal and some work has already begun. Integrating care between the hospital and community is a vital component of the project. Hospital and key community stakeholders will work together to provide an integrated service for patients and their families, providing excellent acute hospital care where necessary, alternatives to admission where possible, and support for those caring for the person at home. Also, we will facilitate families/carers who wish to continue caring for the person with dementia during their hospital stay. Other supports that will be implemented include environmental changes, improved discharge support and education and training. My role involves evaluating the interventions and changes that are occurring as a result of the Cork-IDEAS project. This research will help other hospitals to roll out similar improvements in the future.
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