All nurses 'should be trained in dementia care'

1273824010 95 All nurses 'should be trained in dementia care'

All nursing staff members should receive mandatory training care, the Alzheimer’s Society has said.

According to Andrew Chidgey, head of policy and public affairs at the charity, people with dementia occupy up to a quarter of all hospital beds at any one time. However, many are receiving inappropriate care, he noted, and leave hospital “far worse than when they arrived”.

“Nurses regularly tell us they’re not receiving enough training in dementia. This needs to end,” he stated.

Mr Chidgey added that Nursing and Midwifery Council needs to ensure that all student nurses receive training that equips them to provide the best dementia care possible.

According to recent research by the Alzheimer’s Society, only 13 per cent of people believe a person with dementia can have good quality of life at all stages of their condition.

The charity’s report My Name is Not Dementia found that people with the condition felt their lives could