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¹King's College London, UK.

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Gerontology
Healthcare Management
Organizational Psychology

Background:

Care home managers grapple with evolving dementia care policies.
Ensuring adequate staff supervision and training in dementia care presents significant hurdles.
The competitive landscape of care provision adds complexity to management.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate a Dementia Focused Performance Management Programme for care home managers.
To identify key challenges in dementia care management within care homes.
To explore innovative methods for enhancing dementia care standards.

Main Methods:

Implementation of a Dementia Focused Performance Management Programme.
Analysis of challenges related to policy compliance and staff training.
Proposal of 'turn around simulations' for participatory standard-raising.

Main Results:

The programme identified significant difficulties in policy adherence and staff development for dementia care.
Limited managerial time for external training and meetings was a major barrier.
'Turn around simulations' were proposed as a method to foster engagement and improve care quality.

Conclusions:

Addressing time constraints and market pressures is crucial for implementing new management strategies.
Participatory approaches like simulations may offer a viable solution for improving dementia care standards.
Effective performance management requires tailored strategies that acknowledge the realities of care home operations.