Dr Margaret Winbolt Dr Michael Bauer Associate Professor Virginia Lewis Ms Carol Chenco Dr Laura Tarzia Dr Francine Hanley Presenter: Ben Gatehouse Position: Dementia Consultant, Southern Cross Care (Vic) ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE WITH A PERSONALISED MP3 PROGRAM
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Ben Gatehouse, Southern Cross Care: Enhancing quality of life with a personalised MP3 Program
Ben Gatehouse, Dementia Consultant, Southern Cross Care (Vic) delivered this presentation at the 2014 National Dementia Congress. The event examined dementia case studies and the latest innovations from across the whole dementia pathway, from diagnosis to end of life, focusing on the theme of "Making Dementia Care Transformation Happen Today. For more information on the annual event, please visit the conference website: http://www.healthcareconferences.com.au/dementiacongress2014
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Dr Margaret Winbolt
Dr Michael Bauer
Associate Professor Virginia Lewis
Ms Carol Chenco
Dr Laura Tarzia
Dr Francine Hanley
Presenter: Ben Gatehouse
Position: Dementia Consultant, Southern Cross Care (Vic)
ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE
WITH A PERSONALISED MP3
PROGRAM
Southern Cross Care (Vic) - Snapshot
Aspiration – Older People Living Well
Metropolitan and Regional Victoria:
9 residential homes with over 700 approved places
15 independent living units and more planned
1,546 Home care packages: Level 1 – Level 4
240,000+++ hours of in home support services including personal care, home care and respite
212,000+++ hours of respite care per annum
1,300 staff
400+ volunteers
Background to this Research
Community and residential staff and families
wanting additional resources and strategies to:
Improve quality of life through leisure and lifestyle
activities
Prevent, and or manage behaviours of concern (i.e.
anxiety, restlessness, shadowing, persistent
questioning)
Use music in a more individualised, person-centred
way
MP3 Project
Commenced using MP3 technology in community
and residential care settings in late 2010:
All clients/residents at different stages of
dementia were eligible to participate
Dementia champions, Care Managers, Regional
Managers and Managers of Residential Homes,
were briefed about the project and referral
staff/family feedback documents were developed
Research Partnership
In late 2011, SCC (Vic) partnered with the
Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing
at La Trobe University to research the use of MP3
technology
The research looked specifically at the impact of
using the MP3 on the quality of life and well-
being of the carers of people with dementia living