This guidance provides strategies, practical tools and resources. It details key areas to consider when supporting residents with dementia to wander, providing clear strategies and examples of how they are put into practice.
Resource pack
The supporting resource pack contains materials designed for use in everyday care to be used alongside the guidance:
A poster to promote the guidance in your care home.
A ‘go-to’ checklist of things to think about when supporting residents day-to-day.
Question prompts for writing and updating care plans.
Case studies and questions to help you think about how to put the guidance into practice or to use during training sessions.
The Wayfind Tool. An 80-item assessment tool that you can use to evaluate the physical environment of the care home.
Acknowledgements
This work wouldn't have been possible without the care home staff, residents and relatives involved in the FREEDEM project, along with the project steering group and lay advisory group - a special thank you to all those who took part in the co-design workshops.