Help raise urgently-needed funds for Caboolture Village

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We urgently need your help to move this project forward

The Common Good has, with community support, already raised $80,000 towards Caboolture Village - Caboolture Hospital's own village-like space to support people with dementia.

But we can’t finish this meaningful upgrade without your help.

An additional $37,000 is still needed to fully fund the project to completion.

You can make a huge difference to the lives of people living with dementia and their families, today and into the future.

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Help support independence and mobility

For an older person living with dementia, admission to hospital can be frightening and disorienting. Unfamiliar surroundings, constant noise, clinical furniture and disrupted routines can increase confusion, distress and withdrawal.

We need your help to fund the refurbishment of the Caboolture Hospital's Acute Cognitive Care Unit (ACCU) to include a village-like space that supports the needs of people living with dementia.

Caboolture Village will provide a calming and more homely environment where patients can maintain familiar routines, move around with greater confidence and spend meaningful time with others.

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“By enhancing the physical environment, we can provide patients with greater comfort, independence, orientation, and opportunities for meaningful activity and connection. The proposed redesign will create a more therapeutic and engaging setting that supports better health outcomes for patients and their families.”

- Anne (Ansuyah) Padayachee, Director Allied Health, Caboolture Kilcoy Woodford Directorate

Pictured: plans for the refurbishment of Caboolture Hospital's ACCU Ward.

Urgent need for an enhanced space at Caboolture Hospital

The ACCU ward at Caboolture Hospital is an 8-bed specialised unit for patients significantly impacted by dementia.

Most patients arrive here after time in acute care, following a life-changing diagnosis.

Once admitted, care often focuses on managing complex behaviours and symptoms associated with cognitive decline, challenges that can cause distress for both patients and their families.

The proposed refurbished environment, Caboolture Village, would help support:

• Independence, dignity and mobility.

• Feelings of normalcy, allowing patients to reminisce.

• Familiarity and meaningful activity for patients to engage in.

• Diversional activities to distract and reduce distress and agitation in patients.

We urgently require an additional $37,000 to fully fund Caboolture Village.

Will you please help us reach this target now?

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“Many studies show that creating a dementia-friendly environment is one of the most important ways to support people living with dementia. A dementia-friendly environment, one that is calm, familiar, and supportive, can help people feel more comfortable, safe, and less distressed. These thoughtful changes to the environment not only support recovery, but also help people return home, where they feel most at ease, when the time is right."

- Khera Kim, Nurse Practitioner Delirium and Dementia Service, The Prince Charles Hospital.

Transforming dementia care in Queensland hospitals

The Common Good has already delivered a similar initiative at The Prince Charles Hospital, creating the first space of its kind in an Australian public hospital.

Nurse practitioner Khera Kim said "The staff unanimously agree that the Charlie's Village design effectively supports indivualised patient care, promotes meaningful relationships among patients and their families/loved ones and encourages social interaction among patients."

This kind of space is a much-needed inclusion at Caboolture Hospital, and we need your help to make it a reality for patients living with dementia.