PROMOTION TAYLORS MARGATE TATLORS HARROGATE TATLORMARROGATE YORKSHIRE TEA YORKSHIRE Gold YORKSHIRE Gold YORKSHIRE Les 1geal" taste taste abid 200 TEA BAGS EAO TEA BAGE TEA 25 GRS HARROGATE KSHIRE TEA ATLORAHAROGAT TAYLORSHALROLATE YORKSHIRE TEA YORKSHIRE Yold TATLORAHAROGATR YORKSHIRE Yold 0 TEA BAGS fome taste Latihea DO TEA BAGS 30 TEA BAGS taste TEA BA Dementia care and the Brewtopia moment WORKING IN BREWTOPIA, argue that a healthy culture is the best We only have to look at the exodus of lunior Doctors from the NHS to see what happens when we do not back up our expressions of devotion with One of my favourite ads is a recent predictor of consistently good care. TV ad by Yorkshire Tea. When a worker drops a piece of paper on the TOPPING UP THE BATTERY. factory floor he is corrected by one Dementia Care is emotional labour pay and conditions that match their of his colleagues saying "we don't where we ask carers to give of extraordinary commitment. do things like that around here. WE themselves day after day. Like a do things PROPER". This is what a battery that is drained, eventually THE KILLER QUESTION. healthy culture looks like. the battery is empty, it has nothing Next time you visit a care home (or left to give. To some extent, a healthy any health and care establishment). culture within a care home can help ask staff how they feel about their pay reduce this drain and most carers and conditions. Their face will tell ROLLING BALLS UP THE HILL AND MAKING YOGHURT. The benefits of a healthy culture are find that caring is a two way process. you all you need to know. enormous and establishing such a But it is not enough and carers have culture is like rolling a heavy ball up lives outside the care home. a steep hill - it can take many many years depending on your starting KEEPING OUR SIDE point. But once it is established it OF THE BARGAIN. is largely self-perpetuating, as any Good pay and conditions are essential home yoghurt maker will know. Ifyou - it simply is not realistic or fair to empty out half the yoghurt and refill expectcarers to respectand promote it with milk it will make new yoghurt. other people's dignity day after day Similarlyinacare home, new staff will if they cannot themselves live with quickly absorb the healthy culture - or dignity. Good pay backs up our theywill quickly leave. While policies expressions of appreciation for the and procedures, regulations, and valuable contribution that carers training all have their role, I would make, it keeps ourside of the bargain. Gold Award Aeter de Groot i e princpa at Dementia Care Devonhich operates he Cottage and Lodge at ose Lodoe, wo sma communities for people 20 CAREHOME ing with Dementia dsdc Rose Lodge, 2 isca Road, Exmouth, Devon EXB 2EZ 01395 227071 + www.roselodgecarehome.co.uk Blog & dementia info: www.dementiacaredevon.co.uk CareQuality Outstanding Commission 2016 PROMOTION TAYLORS MARGATE TATLORS HARROGATE TATLORMARROGATE YORKSHIRE TEA YORKSHIRE Gold YORKSHIRE Gold YORKSHIRE Les 1geal" taste taste abid 200 TEA BAGS EAO TEA BAGE TEA 25 GRS HARROGATE KSHIRE TEA ATLORAHAROGAT TAYLORSHALROLATE YORKSHIRE TEA YORKSHIRE Yold TATLORAHAROGATR YORKSHIRE Yold 0 TEA BAGS fome taste Latihea DO TEA BAGS 30 TEA BAGS taste TEA BA Dementia care and the Brewtopia moment WORKING IN BREWTOPIA, argue that a healthy culture is the best We only have to look at the exodus of lunior Doctors from the NHS to see what happens when we do not back up our expressions of devotion with One of my favourite ads is a recent predictor of consistently good care. TV ad by Yorkshire Tea. When a worker drops a piece of paper on the TOPPING UP THE BATTERY. factory floor he is corrected by one Dementia Care is emotional labour pay and conditions that match their of his colleagues saying "we don't where we ask carers to give of extraordinary commitment. do things like that around here. WE themselves day after day. Like a do things PROPER". This is what a battery that is drained, eventually THE KILLER QUESTION. healthy culture looks like. the battery is empty, it has nothing Next time you visit a care home (or left to give. To some extent, a healthy any health and care establishment). culture within a care home can help ask staff how they feel about their pay reduce this drain and most carers and conditions. Their face will tell ROLLING BALLS UP THE HILL AND MAKING YOGHURT. The benefits of a healthy culture are find that caring is a two way process. you all you need to know. enormous and establishing such a But it is not enough and carers have culture is like rolling a heavy ball up lives outside the care home. a steep hill - it can take many many years depending on your starting KEEPING OUR SIDE point. But once it is established it OF THE BARGAIN. is largely self-perpetuating, as any Good pay and conditions are essential home yoghurt maker will know. Ifyou - it simply is not realistic or fair to empty out half the yoghurt and refill expectcarers to respectand promote it with milk it will make new yoghurt. other people's dignity day after day Similarlyinacare home, new staff will if they cannot themselves live with quickly absorb the healthy culture - or dignity. Good pay backs up our theywill quickly leave. While policies expressions of appreciation for the and procedures, regulations, and valuable contribution that carers training all have their role, I would make, it keeps ourside of the bargain. Gold Award Aeter de Groot i e princpa at Dementia Care Devonhich operates he Cottage and Lodge at ose Lodoe, wo sma communities for people 20 CAREHOME ing with Dementia dsdc Rose Lodge, 2 isca Road, Exmouth, Devon EXB 2EZ 01395 227071 + www.roselodgecarehome.co.uk Blog & dementia info: www.dementiacaredevon.co.uk CareQuality Outstanding Commission 2016