title: Hospital programme for dementia-specific care.
abstract: This article explores the development of the Butterfly Scheme, a hospital-based, dementia-specific programme that aims to improve patient safety and wellbeing. Carer Barbara Hodkinson developed the initiative, which is an opt-in programme of care that identifies people with memory impairment, with their permission, by a butterfly symbol on their name board and notes. It also ensures carers are asked for detailed information about their relatives, such as their likes and dislikes and aspects of their daily and past life, and seeks to educate staff to interact knowledgeably, positively and appropriately using a five-point response system. Two case studies from hospitals which have introduced the scheme are presented.
authors: Ruth
authors: R
authors: Williams
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D006113:United Kingdom