Dementia care
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Embracing Touch in Dementia Care
A Person-Centred Approach to Touch and Relationships
Luke Tanner
Providing clear answers for one of the most taboo challenges facing dementia care professionals today, this book instructs carers on how to re-evaluate their use of physical contact to create a more effective, person-centred care system, through training exercises on consent and non-verbal communication. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 6.10in / 228mm x 155mm, 256pp, $29.95ISBN: 97817859210942017, Ebook, ePUB, 240pp, $29.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-373-4 -
Excellent Dementia Care in Hospitals
A Guide to Supporting People with Dementia and their Carers
Jo James, Beth Cotton, Jules Knight, Rita Freyne, Josh Pettit and Lucy Gilby. With contributions by Nicci Gerrard and Julia Jones
Hospital workers are increasingly expected to have the knowledge and skills to care for people with dementia. This best-practice guide presents key information and strategies for working with people with dementia in hospitals to manage common issues. With a focus on person-centred care, this is an essential resource for healthcare staff. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 8.50in x 6.18in / 216mm x 157mm, 192pp, $24.95ISBN: 97817859210872017, Ebook, ePUB, 200pp, $24.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-372-7 -
Enhancing Health and Wellbeing in Dementia
A Person-Centred Integrated Care Approach
Dr Shibley Rahman. Forewords by Professor Sube Banerjee and Lisa Rodrigues. Afterword by Lucy Frost.
Focusing on how to support the wellbeing of people with dementia in care homes and home care, this book highlights the foundations of high quality care. Based on the latest research and evidence, the book tackles head on the barriers to excellent dementia care, and engages with the latest initiatives that promote health and wellbeing. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 9.65in x 6.93in / 245mm x 176mm, 384pp, $39.95ISBN: 97817859203702017, Ebook, ePUB, 376pp, $34.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-291-1 -
Confused, Angry, Anxious?
Why working with older people in care really can be difficult, and what to do about it
Bo Hejlskov Elven, Charlotte Agger and Iben Ljungmann
Older people who live in care facilities can feel powerless, and care staffs often aren't effectively trained to deal with the subsequent behaviours. New research in psychology and dementia addresses some of these issues with innovative theories and practical approaches. Learn More2017, Paperback / softback, 8.58in x 7.01in / 218mm x 178mm, 192pp, $19.95ISBN: 97817859221522017, Ebook, ePUB, 192pp, $19.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-494-6 -
End of Life Care for People with Dementia
A Person-Centred Approach
Laura Middleton-Green, Jane Chatterjee, Sarah Russell and Murna Downs
Providing compassionate, person-centred care for a person with dementia as they approach the end of life is a key issue in dementia care , and this book provides practical strategies to ensure physical and emotional wellbeing, guidance on ethical issues, useful examples for practice and solutions to possible obstacles. Learn More2016, 176pp -
Person-Centred Dementia Care, Second Edition
Making Services Better with the VIPS Framework
Dawn Brooker and Isabelle Latham
Exploring issues related to person-centred care for people with dementia, this new edition of a bestselling book shows how to provide care services that enable people to live well. The book looks at working in a person-centred way from diagnosis to end-of-life care, referencing recent developments and applications of the VIPS model. Learn More2015, Paperback / softback, 8.98in x 5.91in / 228mm x 150mm, 224pp, $29.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-666-32015, Ebook, PDF, 224pp, $29.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-170-9 -
Living Better with Dementia
Good Practice and Innovation for the Future
Shibley Rahman. Forewords by Kate Swaffer, Chris Roberts and Beth Britton.
Identifying current global policy challenges for living well with dementia, this book tackles controversial topics at the forefront of public and political debate, and highlights pockets of innovation and good practice from around the world to inform practical solutions for living well with dementia in the future. Learn More2015, Paperback / softback, 9.61in x 7.28in / 244mm x 185mm, 400pp, $45.00ISBN: 978-1-84905-600-72015, Ebook, ePUB, 288pp, $45.00ISBN: 978-1-78450-062-7 -
Developing Excellent Care for People Living with Dementia in Care Homes
Caroline Baker
The award-winning PEARL programme has been proven to dramatically increase the wellbeing of people with dementia living in care homes. This concise and accessible guide describes the key criteria of the programme, and explains how dementia care practitioners and managers can implement them in their own care homes to achieve excellence. Learn More2014, Paperback / softback, 8.43in x 5.43in / 214mm x 138mm, 208pp, $29.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-467-62014, Ebook, ePUB, 208pp, $29.95ISBN: 978-1-78450-053-5 -
Making Individual Service Funds Work for People with Dementia Living in Care Homes
How it Works in Practice
Helen Sanderson and Gill Bailey with Lisa Martin
Through clear practical examples, this book demonstrates how Individual Service Funds can dramatically improve the quality of life of people with dementia living in care homes, showing what works and what doesn't, how to deal with difficulties and setbacks and describing the person-centred planning tools needed to implement the approach. Learn More2014, Paperback / softback, 9.02in x 6.14in / 229mm x 156mm, 144pp, $39.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-545-12014, Ebook, ePUB, 144pp, $39.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-975-3 -
Creating Culturally Appropriate Outside Spaces and Experiences for People with Dementia
Using Nature and the Outdoors in Person-Centred Care
Mary Marshall and Jane Gilliard
Cultural sensitivity is a key component of person-centred dementia care. This book acts as a rich source of information and ideas for all those interested in creating culturally-appropriate outdoor spaces and experiences for people with dementia, providing useful information and theory as well as inspiration for practice. Learn More2014, Paperback / softback, 8.94in x 5.94in / 227mm x 151mm, 168pp, $26.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-514-72014, Ebook, ePUB, 168pp, $26.95ISBN: 978-0-85700-927-2
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