Proceedings from the 2nd Annual UK Implementation Science Research Conference, 'Advancing the science of scaling up: Improving efficiency and effectiveness of implementation strategies in healthcare': meeting abstracts

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BackgroundDementia is a progressive illness and in the later stages, the person will have difficulty communicating their needs in relation to thirst, hunger, pain or discomfort.In Ireland, over one third of people with dementia reside in Long Term Care settings.Evidence based guidance documents for dementia palliative were developed by the authors with the support of the Irish Hospice Foundation.The aim of this study is to implement the guidance intervention in three Long Term Care (LTC) facilities in Ireland. MethodThe Consolidated Framework for Implementation Science (CFIR) underpinned the 3 phases to promote implementation.Phase 1 consisted of situational analysis, interviews with residents and carers and audit of current practice to identify factors that for the up scaling of the intervention and implementation process.The implementation process is guided by Participatory Action Research (PAR)