Excellence In Dementia Care: Research Into Practice

Content: Excellence inDementia CareResearch into Practice
 Excellence in Dementia Care Research into practice
 Praise for this book
 Contents
 Contributors
 Foreword by Doug Brown and Maria Carrillo 
 Preface by Daphne Wallace 
 Preface by Barbara Woodward-Carlton 
 Introduction
 PART 1 The context of demen tia care
 Chapter 1 Prevalence and projections of dementia
 Chapter 2 Dementia-friendly communities
 Chapter 3 Ethnicity and dementia
 Chapter 4 Ethics in dementia care: storied lives, storied ethics
 Chapter 5 Dementia as a public health issue: research or services? Chapter 6 Representations of people withd ementia in the media and in literatureChapter 7 Living with young-onset dementia
 PART 2 Conceptualizingdementia care
 Chapter 8 A bio-psycho-social approachto dementia
 Chapter 9 Selfhood and the body in dementia care
 Chapter 10 The arts in dementia care
 Chapter 11 Design matters in dementia care: the role of the physical environment in dementia care settings
 PART 3 Best practice dementia care for the person
 Chapter 12 Understanding and enhancing the relationship between people with dementia and their family carers. Chapter 13 Supporting families coping with dementia: flexibility and changeChapter 14 Supporting cognitive abilities
 Chapter 15 Working with life history
 Chapter 16 Understanding behaviour
 Chapter 17 Communication and relationships: an inclusive social world
 Chapter 18 Supporting health and physical well-being
 PART 4Care pathways
 Chapter 19 Diagnosis and post-diagnosis support
 Chapter 20 Whole person assessment and care planning
 Chapter 21 Living at home
 Chapter 22 Acute care of people with dementia in the general hospital. Chapter 23 The role of specialist housing in supporting older people with dementiaChapter 24 Care homes
 Chapter 25 Palliative care
 Chapter 26 Grief and bereavement
 Chapter 27 Supporting persons with dementia through transitions in care
 PART 5 Making sustainable change happen in dementia care (changing the culture of care)
 Chapter 28 Involving people with dementia in service development and evaluation
 Chapter 29 A trained and supported workforce
 Chapter 30 Leadership in dementia care
 Index
 Back Cover.