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Involving families in care homes : a relationship-centred approach to dementia care / Bob Woods, John Keady, and Diane Seddon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woods, Robert T.
- Series:
- Bradford Dementia Group Good Practice Guides
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dementia--Patients--Institutional care.
- Dementia.
- Dementia--Patients--Family relationships.
- Dementia--Patients--Care--Psychological aspects.
- Medical personnel and patient.
- Caregivers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (147 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Jessica Kingsley, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Families often wrestle with the decision to move a person with dementia into a care home. The decision can be highly charged and emotional, involving feelings of loss, sadness and guilt. Moreover, developing a good relationship between the family and the care home is not an easy matter. In this accessible guide the authors take person-centred dementia care a step forward by outlining ways in which care homes can help families to become partners in the caring process. Using case examples, quotations and research-based evidence, the authors offer practical advice and good practice guidelines for
- Contents:
- FRONT COVER; Involving Families in Care Homes: A Relationship-Centred Approach to Dementia Care; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Family Invol vement in Care Homes: An Overview; Chapter 2 The Experiences of Family Members following the Admission to a Care Home: A North Wales Study; Chapter 3 Family Involvement – Perspectives from Staff and Families: A European Study; Chapter 4 Family Involvement: Guidelines and Good Practice; Chapter 5 Communication with Families: A Relationship-Centred Approach; Chapter 6 Family Involvement and End-of-Life Care Issues
- Chapter 7 Intervention Programmes and ConclusionsAppendix 1: Further details of the research projects on which Chapters 2 and 3 of this book are based; References; Subject Index; Author Index; BACK COVER;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786611143176
- 9781281143174
- 1281143170
- 9781846426780
- 1846426782
- OCLC:
- 476145400
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