Staff from Gwynedd Council’s Provider Services have been awarded dementia care qualifications, ensuring that people living with the condition receive the best possible care when they need it most.
Eight staff from two Council-run care homes – Plas Maesincla in Caernarfon and Cefn Rhodyn in Dolgellau – have receives Open College Network qualifications following training by the Dementia Services Development Centre.
A presentation was held at Bangor University on Tuesday, 22 March, where the following people were given certificates for their work on the training modules:
Cefn Rhodyn: Wendy Thompson, Jackie Griffith, Nona Price Jones.
Plas Maesincla: Janette Tuff; Morwenna Roberts; Lesley Cooke; Susan Thomas; Suzanne Jones.
Several Gwynedd Council residential care homes have been registered as dementia specialists, providing high quality care. Plas Maesincla has places for 22 people living with dementia, eight at Llys Cadfan in Tywyn and six at Bryn Blodau in Ffestiniog. More than half the staff at these Council-run homes are qualified in this field, and the aim is ensure that all staff go on to gain dementia care qualifications.
Councillor Eric M Jones, Gwynedd Council’s Provider Service Portfolio Leader, said: “Congratulations to all the staff and their tutors for this achievement. The Council is proud to be able to provide the best quality care in our residential homes, which forms a part of the modern social and health care for Gwynedd.
“This training programme is the Council’s way of investing in the future as it is expected that care for older people with dementia will be the main residential care requirement over the coming years.
“People living in council-run care homes, and their families, will have peace of mind knowing that the staff are well trained and can provide the best care possible.”
