.September 2024

 

The last few days have brought cooler winds but more sunshine so we’ve been encouraging residents to head outdoors for a walk around the grounds, to pot the last of the flowers or simply cosy up in a blanket and sit outside and listen to the birds. 

Back in July we welcomed new management into St Serfs and with it, a breath of fresh air. The home is a hive of activity across all departments but specifically around care planning and celebrating individuality through a Resident of the Day key working system.

This week we are focusing on the Herbert Protocol. Since 2017 the Herbert Protocol has been used many times to help police and other agencies quickly and safely locate missing people who are living with dementia. This involves a detailed record providing information such as places of importance to them, often visited places, health issues and places they have been found in the past if reported missing. This information is then collated into a simple QR code that can then be added to a bracelet, lanyard or wallet and worn by individuals who walk with intent.

If you have friends and/family living with dementia in the community who are at risk of wandering, have you signed up to Purple Alert? Purple alert is a missing alert toolkit for the community created by Alzheimers Scotland and Police Scotland. For further information head to the webpages of Alzheimers Scotland/Purple Alert.