Our Chief Executive, Kim Crowe was asked to join Dr Shelley James, Lighting Designer, Keynote and TEDx Speaker, on her recent Innovators in Healthcare event, talking all things lighting and how that can support excellent care.

Kim said: “Lighting doesn’t replace good care – but it can help you to deliver it’

From Dr James podcast:
One of our speakers at the recent Innovators in Healthcare online event last month, it’s a privilege to share the work of Kim Crowe of PARKHAVEN TRUST near Liverpool who has seen a dramatic reduction in night-time wandering and a dramatic improvement in resident engagement during the day.

Watch Kim’s talk here: https://lnkd.in/eWHWmWC7
See all the talks and transcripts here: https://lnkd.in/eXTY_sv4

The transformation is challenging the assumption that older residents will fall – the leading cause of death in people over 65. But thanks to the reduction in falls at night, Kim’s staff no longer expect the worst. Her night-time teams are released from the stress of coping with emergencies to focus on making tea and toast with those residents who need attention – as Kim points out, there will always be one or two who never sleep through the night.

Kim’s close collaboration with lighting manufacturer Whitecroft Lighting was key to getting a product that combined a domestic look with the dynamic cycle of bright, cool daytime levels, soft warm evening and low night-time levels they needed to deliver the circadian effects.

The lights cost around 50% more than a ‘standard’ installation and replacements and software upgrades are an ongoing expense. But the £100,000 cost was a fraction of the overall development budget of over £5 million. As Kim found a grant to cover the capital cost, the installation didn’t cost her a penny in the end.

Now Kim’s planning a new development and the budget for circadian lighting is on the spreadsheet from day one.

 

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