Dementia tech 'already showing real benefits'

'Exceptional' centre pilots new innovations

- Phil Corrigan Local Democracy Reporter

NEW technology is helping to improve support for dementia patients, councillors have heard.

Acoustic monitoring and circadian lighting are among the pieces of equipment being piloted at Marrow House which is Stoke-on-Trent City Council's dementia reablement and assessment centre.

Council bosses hope that demonstrating the effectiveness of the technology at Marrow House will lead to it being rolled out across the wider care sector, resulting in better services.

Members of the adult social care overview and scrutiny committee were told about the innovations as they discussed a new action plan for improving city dementia care.