Integrated Care Pathways for People with Dementia

Kate Irving, Lisa McGarrigle, Grainne McGettrick and

Maurice O’Connell

WHAT IS AN ICP?Integrate Care Pathway

Why are ICP’s Important in dementia care?

FRAGMENTED COMPLEX CO-OPERATION

The evidence base Good evidence of increased efficiency

with ICP’s for dementia (Lowe 1998, Atwal and Caldwell 2002, Gunstone and Robinson 2006, Tucker 2010, Ham, Dixon and Chantler 2011, Hean, Nojeed and Warr 2011)

Organisational, professional and individual

Bridge Gaps Decreasing variation in practice Increasing inter-professional

commitment to tailored support

Example of an ICP

Implications for Ireland… Lots of good practice to learn from Need for case management One size fits all won’t fit into the Irish

landscape Need to develop service user voice Need to embed the approach within

local services Measurement of baseline data and

quality indicators