“The accreditation gives care providers tangible points of change for teams wanting to improve their dementia care practices as well as recognition of good and exceptional practice”
Professor Martin Green, Care England
What’s the commitment for managers?
The purpose of the Dementia Care Accreditation is for your dementia care to be the best it can possibly be with the resources you currently have. We do require some of your time to implement changes as well as a commitment to make changes that we might recommend. During the process of being assessed, supported and monitored we estimate that managers would need to allocated one hour per week for 8 weeks as a minimum.
Getting dementia care accredited .
A 20 week programme recognising what you are doing well and how you can improve…
Dementia Care Audit
Our experts will assess your environment, your team approach and your person-centred practices to understand your current baseline. Our face to face audit covers over 130 audit areas which are reviewed annually by an expert panel.
2. Report and action plan
Our reports outline what you are doing well and what you could be working on. We make a plan of action which you can implement with clear objectives and strategies.
3. Progress reviews
After we have delivered your action plan and taken you through it we will book in how we can support you. We will review how your action plan is going and provide support to ensure improvements are having an impact.
4. Workshops and training
We will enrol you onto our specialist workshops if we can see gaps in your team’s knowledge. Workshops are delivered by a qualified professional with 10+ experience in dementia care and run monthly.
6. Marketing
We will provide you everything you need to shout about your accreditation. You will receive a marketing pack which you can use to update your website, social media feeds and tell families that you have been Accredited for the year.
5. Accreditation award
We will award your Accreditation after we have seen that any changes have been made and that you meet the accreditation standard we have set for the current year.
What’s the cost of the accreditation?
Our fees are different for different settings. We have an initial fee for the audit, report, action plan and training and then an annual re-certification fee which includes top up training, a re-assessment of your care and re-certification.
To be transparent we have given a ballpark figure below for a 35 bedded care home:
Fees for 20 week audit, report, action plan, specialist training, award pack and accreditation materials.
£3750+VAT (can be split into two equal payments)
Annual re-assessment, report, training and certification
£1250+VAT
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This is a consultation led by a practitioner who has had at least 10 years experience of working in the dementia care space. This is most often conducted remotely or it can be completed in person; we just ask that you pay any travel costs we incur.
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After your free consult you can request our full accreditation package which is a 20 week programme which supports you to improve your dementia care practice.
The other option might be about us providing some specialist advice, recommendations or training before agreeing that you go through the accreditation process.
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After you go through our 20 week programme, you can request extra consultancy from our qualified team members on specific issues relating to dementia care provision or management training which is chargeable by a day rate.
Want know how you are really doing when it comes to your dementia care practice?
A message from one of our assessors
We have one mission and that is to improve Dementia Care across the sector. I am one of the qualified practitioners who come and audit providers and work with them on them achieving their Dementia Accreditation.
As Dementia is increasing across the UK, there is an increasing need to support managers and staff as well as looking at how the environment can support people with dementia to live well.
Person Centred Care is easy to say but very hard to achieve with the resources you have. Our recognised Accreditation Programme helps you to be the best you can with the resources you’ve got when it comes to dementia care provision.
Amy Brand-Cookson
