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As rates of dementia rise, there is an increased demand for specialist accommodation for people with dementia. Watergate Court in Gateshead, UK is an extra care facility that provides care and accommodation for residents with different levels of dementia within a wider community of older people. To ensure high-quality, cost-efficient care for these residents, an effective method of assessing their care needs was required. The Watergate Tool was developed to assess these needs. An evaluation of the the Watergate Tool found that when used regularly within the context of an effective multidisciplinary team, it contributed to consistent care provision assessments, ensuring that the residents with dementia received the care that they needed.
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This page is a summary of: Development of the Watergate Tool to inform levels of care provision needed for people with dementia moving into extra care apartments, Nursing and Residential Care, October 2023, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/nrec.2023.0014.
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