When I joined the Care Inspectorate in January 2013 one of the first conversations I had with colleagues was about building on the work of Remember I’m Still Me, a thematic piece of research on dementia in care homes published in 2009 by the Mental Welfare Commission and the then Care Commission.

 

Last week, the Care Inspectorate published the report My life, my care home (The experiences of people living with dementia in care homes in Scotland). It presents the findings of our focused inspection work examining the extent to which the Standards of Care for Dementia are having an impact on the lives of people living with dementia in care homes. This report builds on some of the work of Remember I’m Still Me and sets the scene for a range of improvements in the coming years.