Alzheimer Care Centre / Caring and Care /

Caring

The opening of our purpose built Alzheimer Care Centre in 1991 - was the first of its kind in the country - and is a milestone in recognising the special needs of Alzheimer patients, their families and others with related disorders.

Here, in a completely non-institutional setting, we care for the confused but mobile patient. Medication is used minimally, as the environment itself calms agitation and helps to clear confusion. Harsh colours or sounds, which can cause sensory overload, are avoided; light, space and the inner garden give patients a sense of freedom and encourage constant movement. This approach, together with involvement in our varied Activities Therapy programme, tires the patient naturally, without the need for sedatives.

In addition to caring for our patients, we care equally about the needs of families and friends who are the other victims of Alzheimer's Disease. We formed our Support Group so they might share their feelings and experiences and so help each other to cope with this devastating disease.

Each person who works in the Care Centre - from our dedicated medical and nursing team, to our attentive, supportive staff - is constantly striving to offer help and support to the many people whose lives are irreversibly changed by Alzheimer's Disease.