Alzheimer鈥檚 Society training programme in care homes aims to reduce antipsychotic prescriptions
An Alzheimer鈥檚 Society training programme is being rolled out to 150 care homes across the UK.
An Alzheimer鈥檚 Society training programme, supported by funding from the Department of Health and the , is being rolled out to 150 care homes across the UK.
An initial trial of the Focussed Intervention Training and Support (FITS) programme found it reduced the use of antipsychotics in care homes by 50%. , Care Services Minister, said:
鈥楩ar too many people with dementia are robbed of part of their lives because they are needlessly given antipsychotics. In order to reduce this we need to make sure staff working with people with dementia understand the condition so they are able to treat the person, not just address the symptoms. That鈥檚 why we鈥檝e put 拢100,000 towards this vital project.__
鈥楾he Prime Minister鈥檚 Dementia Challenge has set out the coalition鈥檚 plans to make the UK a world leader in dementia care. Projects such as FITS will be vital to achieving that.鈥�