RecruitingACTRN12612001064897

Lifestyle Engagement and Activity Program (LEAP) for Life project in community aged care

The effect of the Lifestyle Engagement and Activity Program (LEAP) for Life project on client engagement in community aged care

Sponsor

Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, University of New South Wales

Enrollment

268 participants

Start Date

Oct 8, 2012

Study Type

Interventional

Conditions

Dementia Geriatrics

Summary

LEAP for Life is a training package for packaged community care staff which aims to improve engagement of clients by providing more individualised conversation and activities. This single arm trial will follow staff and their clients for 18 months, 6 months before the training begins, and across 12 months of training. Staff will be trained on how to incorporate engagement strategies and activities into care plans, and how to deliver these strategies and activities into practice. They will be supported by a change champion over 12 months.

Eligibility

Sex: Both males and femalesMin Age: 18 Yearss

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

The LEAP for Life program is a training initiative for staff who provide home-based care to older Australians. The program teaches care workers how to have better, more personalised conversations and activities with their clients — improving social engagement and quality of life for people receiving aged care packages. This study follows staff and clients over 18 months to see whether the training changes how engaged clients feel in their daily lives. You may be eligible if: - You are a client receiving community aged care packages (CACP, EACH, or EACH-D) from one of five specific partner services in New South Wales - You are 18 years or older You may NOT be eligible if: - You are expected to stop receiving the service soon - You are acutely unwell at the time of the study - You are under public guardianship with no one available to consent on your behalf Talk to your doctor about whether this trial might be right for you.

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Interventions

LEAP for Life will train case managers or coordinators over 3 hours on incorporating individualized activities into care plans. Care workers will be trained on how to engage clients and implement ind

LEAP for Life will train case managers or coordinators over 3 hours on incorporating individualized activities into care plans. Care workers will be trained on how to engage clients and implement individualised activities. Skills will include improved conversation and listening skills, reminiscence, humour and play, Montessori, music and planning for special events. Care workers will receive 9 hours of training in 4 sessions delivered quarterly.In addition, a “change champion” with lifestyle, occupational or diversional therapy experience, will be appointed within each site to assist case managers and care workers in preparing activities, and encourage incorporation of the newly learned skills into usual care. This change champion, will be also be available to consult with case managers on care planning, and to work a buddy shift with care workers.

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