The PMH Blog

Safeguarding is more than just a policy or a procedure; it is a shared commitment to protecting people who are at risk of abuse, neglect and harm and ensuring the well-being of everyone, especially ch...

Management of complex cases is often understood as coordinating multiple services to meet a person’s needs. However, the key focus should be on how the person can be supported within the context of th...

Safeguarding is often described in terms of protection and prevention to keep people safe from harm, abuse, or neglect.

But effective safeguarding is far more than preventing and protecting what should...

The most challenging aspect of dementia care is not the person or the disorder but the systems we have built around it?

For decades, dementia care has operated on institutional time, institutional ro...

Complex care needs do not fit into single services, diagnoses, or plans. Yet the more complex someone's needs become, the more uncoordinated and fragmented their support typically feels to them. Behin...

Picture this: Margaret refuses her breakfast again. David paces the corridor for the third time this hour. Janet keeps asking for her mother, who passed away decades ago.

In many care settings, these...

Dementia is often spoken of as a story of decline: memory fading, independence slipping, identity changing. Pat Hobson developed a person led dementia care pathway, which she examines in her latest bo...

When we talk about dementia care, I believe we must move beyond simply “managing” symptoms and begin to focus on enabling people to live well, with dignity and autonomy, at every stage of their journe...

Introduction

The safeguarding of adults and children within healthcare settings is a complex and resource intensive challenge. There is also a drive to support people living with dementia to remain i...

The Importance of Transformational Leadership in Nursing

Introduction:

Having worked as a nurse for the past 30 years, it is more apparent that nursing stands as the backbone and heart of healthcare...