Leading culture change to improve dementia care.

This article discusses elements that contribute to ownership in dementia care, which, in turn, can add to our understanding of what dementia leadership is. A training programme--the Dementia Leadership Award--aimed at care-home owners, managers and clinical leads throughout Gloucestershire is creating a person-centred, staff-centred work environment. The approach is bringing about a shift in culture whereby managers of care homes and other personnel understand the importance of the dementia link worker role, support the advanced training these team members undertake, and appreciate their own significant impact on the quality of care delivered to people with dementia.