A day in the life of a dementia care worker Being a specialist dementia care worker is more than just a job, it’s about making a real and positive impact on resident’s lives each and every day. Lukuman Ayorinde is a Team Leader at Anchor’s West Hall care home in the Birch Lodge household. Here, he shares an overview of a typical day caring for residents with dementia.
Morning routines Lukuman’s day starts off by getting everything ready for West Hall’s morning routines, which includes preparing breakfast, and medication for residents who require it. Breakfast is a crucial part of the day for residents, and staff offer different breakfast ideas to empower and encourage choice. Once breakfast has been cleared away, residents who require support are offered assistance with getting ready for the day, to help them to feel fresh and ready for the day ahead. Our daily routines provide us with additional opportunities to have meaningful conversations with our residents. Activity of the Day Care workers then commence their planned activities for the day. They look at national events and special awareness days that they can get residents involved with. We offer a varied activity plan which all staff design in consultation with residents . We offer structured activities which can include quizzes or art, it is also important we keep abreast with local community events or national initiatives for example Arts in Care Homes day. The staff involve residents with dementia in planning the homes’ events and activities – keeping creative is extremely beneficial for people’s wellbeing and helps keep residents engaged. Residents living with dementia are also encouraged to reminisce, taking part in activities which will get them thinking and remembering their past. For example, residents may attend a screening of an old
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