A leading care and culture consultancy group to the Canadian health and social care sector has launched a support package focussed on the delivery of long-term dementia care in the ‘new normal’.



Following high interest from its partners across Canada, Meaningful Care Matters’ ‘Covid-19 and The Butterfly Approach®’ package will offer additional support through the development of resources and tools which are beyond the scope of the group’s renowned person centred dementia model, and relate specifically to the impacts of coronavirus.



As part of Meaningful Care Matters’ Consultancy Collaborative®, Learning Lenses®, and Coach Approach® courses, the package will offer various support options including risk assessment and position statements associated with regulatory compliance requirements resultant from Covid-19, and resources in recalibrating the mindset of The Butterfly Approach® in the context of a post Covid-19 ‘norm’.



The approach values emotional intelligence, domestic household living, and the core belief that everyone living with dementia has a unique story which has meaning and matters. It aims to empower carers to be able to create a truly person-centred environment in their homes, where people are free to be themselves. By having the mentality that carers are guests in the homes of those living with dementia, they can help provide full engagement in a person’s life and help them to feel useful and have purpose in their day.



Peter Bewert, Managing Director of Meaningful Care Matters, said: “The impact on our communities, the care sector, and us as people is significant. It has questioned not only our operating models, the essence of person centredness, and the core of who and what we are as people, but has created a dichotomy of emotions and uncertainty in all of us. The ongoing reality is that we will continue to live the impact of Covid-19 within long-term care for some time to come and our greatest risk is unlearning some of the approaches begun through The Butterfly Approach®, by reverting to what is known to us all and is predominant in more highly clinical approaches. This is something within the Canadian landscape we must guard against and one which we can only achieve together.”



He continued: “Now is the time to stand firm and continue the journey to a more person centred approach to long-term care. The challenge is the nature in which our regulatory and political environment continues to change and the associated risks of implementing a more ‘sterile’ approach and, ultimately, compromising the essence of emotion based care - losing the heart of ‘home’ in long-term care settings. Now more than ever is a time we desire reassurance; our resilience is being tested to the limit.”



In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, Meaningful Care Matters has also been offering free online wellness webinars and therapeutic support to its partners, ensuring they have somewhere to turn to for help and advice if needed.



To find out more about the support package and Meaningful Care Matters, please visit: https://meaningfulcarematters.com/.