Person-centred care

What are the benefits of person-centred care?

Person-centred care helps to ensure people with dementia can take part in the things they enjoy.

It can be an effective way of preventing and managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.

The key points of person-centred care

• Treating the person with dignity and respect
• understanding their history, lifestyle, culture and preferences, including their likes, dislikes, hobbies and interests
• looking at situations from the point of view of the person with dementia
• providing opportunities for the person to have conversations and relationships with other people
• ensuring the person has the chance to try new things or take part in activities they enjoy.

Family, carers and the person with dementia (where possible) should always be involved in developing a care plan based on person-centred care.

Their knowledge and understanding of the person is extremely valuable to make sure the care plan is right for them.

Listen to our helpsheet below for a summary of the main non-drug treatments for dementia: