Grove House in St Albans has been recognised as offering a care environment that is well suited to the needs of patients with dementia or disabilities, after scoring 95 per cent and 92 per cent respectively in these areas during a recent PLACE (patient-led assessment of the care environment) audit.
The assessment, which focused on the environment, not the provision of clinical care, concluded that the hospice building provides a clean, safe, and welcoming environment that is suited to the needs of people with dementia or disabilities.
Patient-led assessments of the care environment are undertaken annually by volunteer patient assessors who assess how the environment supports the provision of clinical care. They consider aspects such as privacy and dignity, cleanliness and general building maintenance as well as the extent to which the environment is able to support the care of those with dementia or a disability.
During its recent assessment, Grove House – one of the buildings in which Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care delivers its services – scored well on areas of accessibility and being a dementia-friendly environment.
Julia Reeves, director of transformation and improvement at Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, said: “We’re very proud of the findings of our recent PLACE audit. As a charity, we pride ourselves on delivering extraordinary patient care and the findings of this independent assessment confirm that the patient environment at Peace Hospice allows for just that.
“We’re always keen to learn and develop our services so we’re grateful for the findings of the report that highlighted areas we could be even better in. We are now working through an action plan to address these points.”
To find out more about the care provided by Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, visit renniegrovepeace.org
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