Dementia is often spoken of as a story of decline: memory fading, independence slipping, identity changing. Pat Hobson developed a person led dementia care pathway, which she examines in her latest book, and at PMH Consultancy and  Education, we believe it’s time to change what that truly means.

The right dementia pathway isn’t about managing decline; it’s about empowering and enabling the person living with dementia. It’s about helping people live well, with dignity and connection, while giving caregivers and professionals the tools, understanding, and confidence to truly support them. 

With over 50 years of combined experience across health and social care, PMH Consultancy and Education has helped more than 800 organisations and trained 20,000+ professionals, always guided by one question:

“Does this help the person live with dignity, autonomy, empowerment and enablement?"

Seeing the Person, Not the Condition

True dementia support begins with one simple truth: while abilities may change, personhood remains constant.

The right dementia pathway keeps the individual: their uniqueness relating to their history, strengths, and preferences at the centre of every decision. It’s not a checklist of services, but a coordinated, compassionate system that connects health, social, charities and community care around the person and their support network.

At PMH, we bring together clinical and social care depth to help organisations design person-centred and person led pathways that work, systems that are evidence-based, emotionally intelligent, and sustainable.

Because when care shifts from “doing for” to “working with”, everything changes.

Awareness and Early Recognition: The First Step to Empowerment

The journey often begins with subtle changes in behaviour, memory, or mood. Early recognition of these signs can transform the experience for both the person living with dementia and their family.

A timely, compassionate diagnosis allows individuals to plan ahead, make informed choices, and access the right support early.

Through our consultancy services, we help organisations and care providers build early intervention pathways that combine medical expertise with empathy and clear communication.
And through our online courses, professionals and caregivers learn how to recognise early signs and respond in ways that empower, not overwhelm.

Awareness isn’t just information, it’s the foundation for living well.

Supporting the Supporters

Behind every person living with dementia is someone trying their best to hold things together: a spouse, a child, a friend, or a care worker. Caregiving is both rewarding and deeply challenging. Without the right knowledge and emotional support, it can lead to exhaustion and isolation.

The right dementia pathway recognises caregivers as partners in care, not bystanders. That’s why our education and coaching programmes are designed to equip caregivers and professionals with:

• Practical tools for communication and understanding behaviour
• Strategies for emotional resilience and self-care
• Inclusion in decision-making and care planning

When caregivers are supported, they don’t just sustain care…. They strengthen it.

Connecting Care: From Fragmentation to Flow

One of the greatest barriers to effective dementia care is fragmentation, when different services work in isolation, leaving families to navigate a maze of disjointed systems. Our consultancy team helps health and social care organisations build integrated, person-centred and person led frameworks that bring clarity and connection.

We design pathways where every professional from GPs to community teams knows their role, communicates effectively, and works toward a shared goal: supporting the person, not just the process.

Integration doesn’t just save time. It restores trust, confidence, and continuity.

Reablement: Focusing on What’s Still Possible

In dementia care, even the smallest action matters. Encouraging someone to make their own cup of tea, take a short walk, or participate in a familiar routine isn’t just activity, it’s empowerment. Reablement is about focusing on what’s still possible, not just what’s been lost.  It preserves dignity, independence, and self-worth.

At PMH, we help teams and caregivers embed reablement practices into everyday care moving from a mindset of doing everything for someone to enable them to do what they can for themselves.

That’s not just support; that’s transformation.

Understanding Behaviour: Listening Beyond Words

When someone with dementia becomes distressed or withdrawn, it’s easy to see only the behaviour. But every behaviour has meaning… often an expression of pain, fear, or unmet need.

Through our specialist consultancy and training, we help organisations and professionals interpret these signs with empathy, not frustration.
We teach teams how to:

• Identify triggers and root causes
  
  
• Adapt environments to reduce distress
  
  
• Communicate calmly and compassionately
  
  

By listening beyond words, we turn confusion into connection.

Creating Meaningful, Person-Led Moments

A well-designed dementia pathway goes beyond clinical interventions. It includes moments of joy, purpose, and connection.

Music, art, reminiscence, and time in nature are not luxuries; they are lifelines that remind people who they are, not just who they were.

Our consultancy and courses encourage care providers to embed meaningful engagement into daily routines, transforming care from routine to relationship.

Because life with dementia can still be rich, when we focus on meaning, not just maintenance.

Leading Change With Heart and Expertise

Building the right dementia pathway requires courage, collaboration, and vision.

At PMH Consultancy & Education, we help organisations move beyond compliance to true transformation integrating evidence-based practice, workforce development, and person-centred and person led values into sustainable systems of care.

Our multi-disciplinary team rooted in both healthcare and social work offers bespoke consultancy, education, and coaching across:

• Dementia Care Consultancy and Coaching
  
  
• All-Age Safeguarding Consultancy and Coaching
  
  
• Management of Complex Cases
  
  
• Customised Education and Behavioural Change Programmes
  
  

We don’t just deliver training. We build confidence, competence, and compassionate leadership.

Partner With Us to Build the Right Pathway

Every person living with dementia deserves to live with dignity, autonomy, and connection.
Every caregiver and professional deserves the support, knowledge, and confidence to make that possible.

If your organisation is ready to strengthen its dementia pathway or if you’re a professional looking to deepen your practice, we’re here to help.

📞 Call us: 023 9338 2387
📧 Email: [email protected]

Let’s build pathways that don’t just care for people but enable them to live well.

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