Safe holding: supportive care, clear judgement, and keeping dignity at the centre
Safe holding in care is one of those areas where the words sound gentle, but the practice still carries real responsibility. Picture a familiar care situation. A person living with dementia is being supported with personal care or a transfer. They are tired, disoriented, and frightened by what is happening around them. A carer reaches […]
Managing challenging behaviours in dementia care: understanding distress, preserving dignity and supporting staff
This post is about managing challenging behaviours in. In dementia care, behaviour is often communication. A person may shout, refuse care, hit out, grip, walk repeatedly, resist washing, become distressed at mealtimes, or try to leave. To staff under pressure, this can look like “challenging behaviour”. To the person, it may be fear, pain, confusion, […]
Challenging Behaviour in Elderly Dementia Care: Bathing without the Bruises
Care assistants and caregivers consistently find that bathing is one of the flashpoints for conflict and combative behaviour with elderly residents in care — particularly those who may be confused or distressed because of the effects of dementia. As a company that teaches physical intervention, we often get called in to talk about how staff […]
Feedback for Managing Child-to-Parent Violence 2019
Child-to-Parent Violence has been called ‘the last taboo’ — we have been working with the National Association of Therapeutic Parents to help foster carers and adoptive parents across the UK since 2017. Our course Managing Violent Behaviour in the Home Context can be tailored to the needs of a specific child or family. We cover […]
Care Home Manager feedback: excellent and professional
Trainer was excellent and professional and made the course enjoyable — was presented very well for all staff. Extremely likely to recommend to any colleagues looking for this training. Home Manager (RMN), Silverdale Nursing Home, October 2018 Our team delivered contextualised, scenario-based training for this nursing home, where staff look after vulnerable older people who […]
Managing Distressed Behaviour in Older People: recent feedback for Safe Holding
Real feedback from dementia care staff “The Managing Distressed Behaviour in Older People training was informative & the practical sessions were very useful to learn. I have gained a good knowledge on how to manage difficult or challenging behaviour within my job role.” — Care Assistant, Dementia Unit We recently carried out a series of […]
More than 15 Schools in UAE introduced to Dynamis Positive Handling
This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. Gerard just returned from an extended trip to the UAE where Dynamis trained approximately 150 staff in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai institutions in our approach to Positive Handling — tailored specifically to the UAE environment, drawing on our almost 10-year training history […]
Making Decisions about Restraint in Dementia and Elderly Care
Conflict Management | Personal Safety | Dynamis Training: Making Decisions about Restraint with Older People in Care This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. This is a video produced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence about restraint with older people in care services. We use it regularly on our […]