Care of the elderly Books

Book SynopsisNo one wants to think about getting older.It's true. At any age, when things are moving along normally day to day and everyone seems fit and well, there seems no reason to think about future problems that your friends and relatives might (and probably will) come across as they age. In fact, it might even seem a little morbid to think such thoughts, or possibly even tempting fate? Yet there will come a time when you must raise these issues and, ideally, this should be before any problems arise. The Essential Family Guide to Caring for Older People is the ultimate source of information and help for families with care responsibilities. Deborah Stone draws on her extensive experience working in elder care to offer practical advice on every aspect of the field in-depth. Topics range from how to get help immediately, legal information, care funding options, a guide to useful technology and advice on the main physical and mental health issues that affect older people. Plus guTrade ReviewA clear, simple guide to a very complex process. All aspects of supporting older people are to be found in this incredibly comprehensive and useful publication. -- Professor Martin Green OBE Chief Executive: Care England Chair: The International Longevity Centre-UKAs someone who has worked professionally in the arena of adult social care for over 25 years and more recently had to deal with the need for care for a close relative, this book is a timely and very useful reminder of the do's and don'ts in dealing with increasing frailty and the need for a care home. This book is extremely helpful in guiding people through what can seem a maze of bureaucracy, at the same time not forgetting the personal aspects. -- Simon Morris, former CEO of Jewish CareThere has never been a more important time for a clear and concise guide like this - the care system can be a confusing (and sometimes perilous) maze, and families need to be well prepared and know all their options if they are going to make the right decisions for their loved ones. -- Tony Watts, Director EngAgeNetStruggling to care for older relatives? The Essential Family Guide to Caring for Older People has lots of practical advice about help at home and funding the cost of care. * My Weekly *You will be able to handle anything life throws at you with this book by your side. -- Jo Robertson * My Chestnut Reading Tree *A compassionate and well-researched ‘bible’ for anyone seeking advice on supporting their elderly friends or family members. -- Jill Adams * On The Shelf Books *It’s practical, it’s realistic both about what’s available and the hurdles along the way, and it presents a vast amount of usable information in a digestible and accessible format. -- Anne Williams * Being Anne *What an absolute gem of a book this is. I will certainly be keeping it on hand to dip into from time to time. -- Lynn Brown * Books in My Opinion *I wish I could share this book with everyone – it is helpful for anyone facing ill health of themselves, their friends and families. -- Maureen Moyes * Love Books Group *From finance to medication, from care at home to care in a home this is such a useful tool for older people, those approaching older life, their family and carers. It is a book every household should read. -- Janet Fearnley * Love Books Read Books *Informative and helpful for a situation we will all face but never take the time to plan for. I highly recommend this book for all families. * One Girl and A Book *Table of ContentsForeword by Professor Martin Green OBE A Note From the Author Introduction CHAPTER ONE What to Do If You Need Help NOW CHAPTER TWO How to Cope as a Carer CHAPTER THREE The Importance of Planning Ahead CHAPTER FOUR Essential Legal Decisions CHAPTER FIVE Financial Planning CHAPTER SIX Choosing Care CHAPTER SEVEN The Effective Use of Technology CHAPTER EIGHT Keeping Well CHAPTER NINE Medical Matters CHAPTER TEN End of Life Care Conclusion A-Z of Care Jargon Contacts Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisAn expert on elder justice maps the challenges of aging, how things go wrong, and presents powerful tools we can use to forge better long lives for ourselves, our families, and our communities.As tens of millions of Americans are living longer lives, longevity is creating challenges that cut across race, class, and gender. Caregivers help older relatives for "free," but with high costs to themselves in time, money, jobs, and health. Scammers target countless seniors. The institutions built to protect older people-like nursing homes and guardianship-too often harm them instead. And epidemics of isolation and loneliness make older people vulnerable to all sorts of harm.In The Measure of Our Age, elder justice expert and MacArthur "genius" grant recipient, M.T. Connolly investigates the systems we count on to protect us as we age. Weaving first-person accounts, her own experience, and shocking investigative reporting, she exposes a reality that has long been hidden and sometimes actively covered up. But her investigation also reveals reasons for hope within everyone's grasp.Connolly's strategies and action plans for navigating the many challenges of aging will appeal to a wide range of readers-adult children caring for aging parents; policymakers trying to do the right thing; and, should we be so lucky as to live to old age, all of us. This book transforms how we think about aging.

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Book SynopsisEvery person living with dementia is entitled to the highest standards of wellbeing and health and social care services. This in-depth, evidence-based book identifies how outstanding quality integrated care might be achieved, whether in residential or home-based settings.Experienced dementia researcher Dr Shibley Rahman highlights the key contemporary underpinnings of integrated care that are required for wellbeing for living with dementia, including technology, staff performance, leadership, and intelligent regulation of services. The book addresses the major challenges to promoting person-centred care, and tackles difficult conversations around spirituality, sexuality and dying well. The crucial importance of promoting physical and mental health is emphasised. Taking into account recent developments in NICE guidelines and Cochrane reviews for dementia, this book presents an opportunity for all those involved in the provision of care for people with dementia to maintain a focus on delivering the best care possible, and to engage with the wider issues surrounding wellbeing. This book will be especially useful to commissioners following the NHS 'new models of care' "vanguards".Trade ReviewThis is a complex and difficult journey and Dr Rahman's book is like having an informed, interested, intelligent and profoundly humane friend by your side on the journey through. This book is a friend that is encyclopaedic in knowledge and who is not afraid to have opinions and to express them. We are part-way along the journey, we have come a long way but we have far to go. This book helps us reflect on where we are and the road we have travelled, all the better to plan and travel the road ahead. -- from the foreword by Sube Banerjee, Professor of Dementia, Brighton and Sussex Medical SchoolDr Shibley Rahman sets out what is best practice in language and attitude as well as care and support. He writes with great authority and humility about what people who have dementia, and their loved ones, face and how we could all do a great deal more to help them...This is a wonderful book, for students, health professionals, researchers, policy makers, politicians, families, and for people who may be in the early stages of the diseases that cause dementia. This is a book that challenges but also gives hope. Which I think is the greatest gift of all. -- from the foreword by Lisa Rodrigues CBE, writer, coach and mental health campaignerAs a nurse, specialising in the care of people with dementia, and those who care for and support them, this will be a 'go to' text; for reference and for revisiting important topics relating to practice...This book is an important milestone in the Dementia Care literature as it provides information to help us answer the difficult questions we face as professionals helping to support people and families. -- from the Afterword by Lucy Frost, Dementia Lead (Nurse Consultant)The third of Rahman's books on issues relating to dementia. Another must-read text that discusses the many and varied elements of what is required to enhance the lives and wellbeing of people with dementia. I particularly like his style of telling us what we can expect to learn from each section and suggestions for further reading. This, as well as the first two books from the author, is an essential read for all health and social care students in gaining an overview of caring in dementia -- Dr Karen Harrison Dening, Head of Research & Evaluation, Dementia UKShibley Rahman's last book in his trilogy on dementia represents a comprehensive and thought provoking tour de force through the subject matter - great reading for any health and social care professional, academic and interested lay person. Here is a perspective from an author who in himself integrates academic qualifications in medicine, law and management with a lived experience of disability. A unique read! -- Reinhard Guss, Chair, Faculty of the Psychology of Older PeoplePractitioners, family carers and people with dementia looking for a comprehensive resource about dementia need look no further. Few books combine detailed explanations about clinical aspects of dementia with policy analysis and yet remain so centred on people's individual experiences. This is an important resource for anyone who wants to understand more about providing better dementia support. -- Jo Moriarty, Senior Research Fellow, King’s College LondonAn absolute gem of a book. Through his career, Shibley Raman has been sequentially academic neurologist, service user, family carer and blogging activist. His learning and wisdom have been distilled into a highly readable, comprehensively referenced and bang up-to-date companion for anyone who needs to learn and understand about people with dementia and what can be done to help them, their families and professional carers to get the very best out of life. -- Robert Howard, Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, University College LondonThere can be no doubt that Enhancing Health and Wellbeing in Dementia should be essential reading for anyone with an interest in improving the lives, and rights, of people living with dementia. It is an important book which is both comprehensive and practical - no easy matter to achieve! His encyclopaedic span concludes appropriately with the primacy of person-centred approaches, the importance of dignity, quality and leadership - yes, yes, yes! -- Des Kelly OBE, Chair, The Centre for Policy on AgeingShibley's voice has emerged as an important one to take notice of within dementia care. His ability to draw together a huge range of knowledge from many different spheres of research, practice and policy and to use it to light our way rather than confuse us further is unique. -- Prof Dawn Brooker, Director of the Association for Dementia Studies at the Worcester University, UKThis important book continues our journey of what it means to see the person beyond their diagnosis of dementia, with a fresh focus on freedom, dignity and human rights. Dr Shibley challenges the idea that nothing can be done to improve dementia care. He brings practical thinking around how we can move towards truly integrated, person-centred ways of working - making a timely and valuable contribution to our collective understanding. -- Dr Helen Sanderson, author of Person-Centred Thinking with Older PeopleGreat book on integrated, person-centred dementia care. Clearly identifies issues often overlooked: importance of relationships in delivering good care; pivotal role of care homes in caring for people with dementia; and value of addressing staff needs so they can be in good relationship with others. It's not rocket science! -- Julienne Meyer CBE, PhD, RN, RNT, Professor of Nursing: Care for Older People City, University of London, Executive Director, My Home Life programmeTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Foreword by Professor Sube Banerjee. Foreword by Lisa Rodrigues. Preface. 1. Preventing well and diagnosing well. 3. Overview of caring well. 4. Caring well: physical health and medication reviews. 4. Caring well: mental health. 5. Cognitive stimulation, cognitive rehabilitation and life story. 6. Oral health and swallowing difficulties. 7. Promoting wellbeing. 8. Sexuality and spirituality. 9. Research, regulation and staff. 10. Care homes and integrated care. 11. Supporting well and independence. 12. Dying well and end of life. 13. Living well at home. 14. Conclusion. Afterword by Lucy Frost. Index.

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Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to grow old? What makes later life meaningful? What gives a frail and isolated or institutionalised older person their sense of wholeness and self? This substantially updated new edition of Elizabeth MacKinlay's seminal text presents the latest theory and research to explore these questions in depth, pointing the way towards new ways of thinking about and engaging with the spirituality of ageing. Encompassing the findings of a new research study on baby boomer spirituality, the book presents a wider and more comprehensive view of ageing and spirituality, concluding that spirituality for the baby boomer generation is every bit as important as for the cohorts before them, but also fundamentally different, with fewer being practicing members of a religious faith. Drawing on in-depth interviews with older people, and containing many new ideas whilst also addressing the foundational theories and questions essential to scholarship in this field, the book also includes a new and timely chapter on the spirituality of older people in our increasingly multicultural and multifaith societies. This clear and practical text presents much-needed guidance for health and social care practitioners, chaplains, clergy and others seeking to identify and support the spiritual needs of older people, as well as students and researchers in related disciplines.Trade ReviewElizabeth Mackinlay brings an almost unique binocular approach to her subject, combining as she does her wisdom and vocation - both as a nurse and as an Anglican priest. As such, she is especially well-qualified to address the dimensions of spirituality and ageing. Mackinlay approaches the issues with a natural pastoral deftness, compassion and composure that will inspire and inform all who read her work. She is one of the leading writers in this field today, and as such, her books are an essential companion for all who work and study in this area. -- The Dean, The Very Revd Prof. Martyn Percy, Christ Church, OxfordSpiritual awareness sharpens as we age. The lively narratives of this research remind us that older people are resources in themselves, inviting us to connect on a deeper level. By immersing ourselves in the universal nature of human spirituality we can create connections and discover the core of caring. -- Associate Professor Rosalie Hudson, Charles Sturt University, AustraliaA timely appreciation of what for aging boomers informs and expresses life's meaning, purpose and spirituality is opened up here in new research by Dr E MacKinlay. Her observations and insights will assist those in all professions who work with boomers in their early and late aging, as well as offering thoughts on spirituality in aging for boomers themselves -- Dr. Patricia Marsden-Dole, Seniors’ Advocate, Ottawa, CanadaTable of Contents1. Ageing societies and the spiritual dimension. 2. Religion, faith, spirituality and the psychosocial dimension. 3. Building an understanding of spirituality and ageing: a model of spirituality and ageing. 4. Baby boomer ageing and spirituality: same or different? Elizabeth MacKinlay and Dr. Richard Burns. 5. Building an understanding of spirituality and ageing: a model for spiritual growth and development. 6. Models of spirituality in ageing: a multifaith perspective. 7. Meaning in Life: from provisional meaning to final meanings - a spiritual process. 8. Types of ultimate meaning and images of God. 9. Responses to ultimate meaning in life: religious. 10. Response to ultimate meaning through experience and activity. 11. The spiritual journey in ageing. 12. Perceptions of self-sufficiency and vulnerability in ageing: transcending disabilities and loss. 13. Wisdom and the move from provisional to final meanings. 14. Hope, fear, despair and the final life career. 15. Humour, laughter, spirituality and ageing. 16. Spirituality, relationship and issues of isolation in ageing. 17. Living in a hyper-cognitive society: issues of cognitive decline, personhood and spirituality. 18. A picture of spirituality and ageing. 19. The spiritual dimension of ageing: meeting the challenges and roles in spiritual care for aged care professionals and pastoral practitioners.

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Book SynopsisHighly Commended in Medicine in the 2018 BMA Medical Book AwardsPeople with dementia increasingly find themselves staying in hospitals for extended periods, often due to separate health issues. This best-practice guide presents healthcare staff with the information and tools needed to provide excellent person-centred care to people with dementia in hospital settings.This useful handbook includes information and innovative strategies on how to manage common issues, including communication, physical health needs, pain, eating and nutrition, working with carers and relatives, understanding behaviour and approaching the end of life. It also highlights ethical considerations such as human rights and dementia, making decisions and the Mental Capacity Act. Each chapter includes a case study, emphasising the person at the centre of care and providing examples of how hospital staff can work with people with dementia to ensure best practice.Trade ReviewThis book is an excellent reminder of why patient-centred care is important and desirable for everyone concerned with the outcomes of hospital admission for people with dementia. It outlines logical ways of delivering care that are supported by evidence and also makes the argument for efficiency which is important in the current climate. Its simplicity is its strength. -- Vicki Leah, consultant nurseThis book is both interesting and helpful in many different ways providing practical advice and possible solutions to help staff to consider the person and their psychological /social needs and not simply as the 'confused' patient with a physical ailment. This book should be on every shelf of every ward! -- Caroline Baker, Director of Dementia Care at Barchester Healthcare and author of Developing Excellent Care for People Living with Dementia in Care HomesStruggling to think of a situation with a higher risk of the loss of self and well-being than that experienced by people with dementia in acute hospitals, which is why this book, bringing to life an improved approach to care through personal narratives, is highly recommended and warmly welcomed. -- Tessa Gutteridge, Director of YoungDementia UKThis is essential reading for acute hospital healthcare professionals caring for people with dementia. Insightful case studies link evidence based frameworks to practical ways of improving care for people with dementia in hospital. Its accessible format means you can quickly dip into the issues relevant for you. -- Michelle Parker RN MSc BN (Hons), Lecturer in Adult Nursing, University of LondonTable of ContentsForeword by Professor Murna Downs. Introduction. 1. The Role and Importance of Carers in Hospital by Julia Jones and Nicci Gerrard. 2. Principles Underpinning Good Care. 3. Sylvia - How Should I Leave? Discharge and Community Support. 4. Sarah - Making Decisions. 5. Patrick - Communication. 6. John - Physical Health Needs. 7. Jaheem - Delirium. 8. Bridget - Pain. 9. Myrtle - Eating and Drinking. 10. Geoffrey - Getting Someone to Move (Enabling, Goal Setting, Engaging). 11. Kenny - Different Behaviour. 12. Frank - Environment. 13. Mariam - Boredom in Hospital. 14. Nicky and Denise - Approaching the End of Life. 15. Stan - Touch. References and Further Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisMeaningful touch is an essential part of truly person-centred dementia care, yet its value is often viewed as secondary to its perceived risks. This book restores trust in the power of touch, demonstrating the vital role it plays in supporting personhood, relationships and wellbeing, and challenging the barriers preventing staff from using touch in meaningful ways.Using many examples from practice, Luke Tanner demonstrates that touch and other forms of non-verbal communication are essential for 'being with' and not just 'doing to' people living with a dementia, and explains how and when to use touch effectively in everyday interactions, and in all stages of dementia. He places touch in the context of consent and safeguarding, whilst emphasising the need for positive attitudes to touch to be at the heart of care cultures.Offering perspectives, ideas, training exercises and culture change actions to maximise the benefits of touch in dementia care settings, this practical guide will enable practitioners to reflect on their own use of touch and develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to place meaningful touch at the heart of their work.Trade ReviewIndividual person-centred care is a key aspect of improving the quality of life for people with dementia. There are many approaches to this and having a range of techniques available that can help, where appropriate, to improve relationships are key. Luke Tanner should be congratulated at describing, so adroitly, touch as one such approach. -- Alistair Burns, Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, University of ManchesterExtremely thought-provoking and informative ... I look forward to sharing this book with my team. -- Anita Astle MBE, Registered Nurse & Manager of Wren Hall Nursing Home, NottinghamLuke Tanner has discovered a profound and deep appreciation of the use of touch to sustain and regain human connection through all stages of dementia. He uses his knowledge and skill to help others develop new awareness, knowledge, and ability. He provides practical and effective strategies to help a community leader guide individual staff from caregiving to care partnering with individuals living with dementia through structured personal learning opportunities. Luke's work supports authentic person-centered dementia care culture training! -- Teepa Snow, Internationally respected educator on dementia and creator of the dementia care consultancy, Positive Approach™ to CareThis book on 'embracing touch' is a welcome addition to our field. It celebrates the potential of touch while also confronting its challenges. This books helps to ensure that touch takes its rightful places as integral to person-centred care. -- Dr Murna Downs, Head of the School of Dementia Studies, University of BradfordEmbracing Touch in Dementia Care challenges the reader to explore their current practice, thoughts, and feelings about the experience of touch and relationships in dementia caregiving. This book isn't just about when and where it is appropriate to offer someone receiving care a hug. Readers are encouraged and supported with practical examples and exercises they can use with their colleagues, to explore the wide variety and symbolism of the types of touch we experience daily as human beings, and its relevance and importance to our wellbeing and sense of self. [...] This book will be referred to and revisited by readers as they develop their skills and understanding. -- Suzanne Mumford, principal consultant, The Journal of Dementia CareTable of ContentsForeword. Introduction. 1. Models of Care and Cultures of Touch. 2. Talking About Touch in Care. 3. The Experience of Touch and a Cognitive Impairment. 4. A Sense of Touch and the Experience of Attachment. 5. Touch, Confusion and Uncertainty. 6. Non Verbal Consent to Touch. 7. Touch, Emotional Needs and Personhood. 8. Touch, Relationships and Intimacy. 9. Touch in Care Tasks. 10. Resistance to Touch in Care Tasks. 11. Erotic Touch and Sexual Intimacy. 12. Touching Stuff. Conclusion. Appendices.

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Book SynopsisThe significance of attachment theory for working with older people has been overlooked, and yet its importance is clear - evident in the experiences of people who struggle to adapt to new ways of living, to life with limiting health conditions, or to new social networks.This book explains how an understanding of attachment theory can empower health and social care staff, and improve the care of older people. It also serves as an accessible introduction to strengths-based working, covering principles and practice as well as key practice issues such as positive risk-taking, supporting people with dementia, working in end of life settings and working with whole families.With in-depth case studies depicting a broad span of experiences and easy to use tools for practice, this practical guide serves as an essential guide for all staff supporting older adults.This hands-on guide will help frontline workers convert this policy vision into practice.Trade ReviewApplying attachment theory to close relationships in later life is still a neglected topic (I say that with some experience because it was the subject of my PhD, and it was just as neglected then). This book goes a long way to stress the importance of recognising that attachment processes carry on until the end of life, when the loss of key attachment figures is more and more frequent. By introducing 'strength-based' and other contemporary ideas closely connected with attachment theory and research the authors have produced a very relevant and readable volume for practitioners from all disciplines. -- Professor David Shemmings OBE PhD, Director of the Attachment and Relationship-Based Practice ProjectThis book is an essential read for practitioners, supervisors, researchers and educators concerned with working with older adults. Attachment theory is about all of us, across the whole of our lives. Imogen Blood and Lydia Guthrie have written a richly rewarding and comprehensive volume, providing profound and useful insights and ideas for working systemically, holistically and humanely with older people. -- Clark Baim, Senior Trainer, Supervisor and PsychotherapistThis is a really important and timely book. It's essential that we inject the humanity back into our caring relationships, formal and informal. Too much attention is given to the architecture of care; rules regulations, protocols. Too little is done to support carers and care workers to foster the essential and deeply human relationships we'd like to see. Far to little understanding and recognition about how we as humans can be best engaged to bring our empathy, humanity and kindness to the fore. Blood and Guthrie draw on solid evidence to demonstrate why we have to change our culture around care, it's not about 'them' it's about all of 'us'. If we want care to be kind we have to make the system around it kind. Until we fully recognise the relational and human aspect to care we will continue to fail to create the conditions for kind of care we want for our loved ones and indeed ourselves. Bravo! -- John Kennedy, Independent Consultant and Commentator in Adult Social CareA final chapter (a real strength of the book) containseleven 'tools' for students and practitioners to adapt to their work with clear,accessible explanations alongside. The tools cover examples of motivationalinterviewing, life story work, genograms, 'my world' diagrams and so forth.Particularly strong and thought provoking is the authors' emphasis onattachment across the life cycle, and their application of this theory to olderpeople helps generally to challenge our thought processes in this area. Thisencourages critical attention to the ways in which we can 'dehumanise' olderpeople unintentionally through subconscious fears, our own attachmenthistories, and lack of time and space for reflection. * Journal of Practice Teaching & Learning *Table of ContentsIntroduction. Foreword. Preface. 1. An Introduction to Strengths-Based Practice with Older People. 2. Introduction to Attachment Theory. 3. Working with the Whole Family. 4. A Good Life in Care. 5. Maintaining Connections and Interests. 6. Positive Risk-Taking. 7. End of Life and Bereavement. 8. Reflective Supervision, Staff Well-Being, and Strengths-Based Leadership. Tools. Acknowledgements.

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Book SynopsisDespite being integral parts of all our identities, sexuality, sex and intimacy are what many would call the Last Taboo in dementia care, usually seen as 'problem behaviours' to be stopped and dealt with. Informed by a combination of accessible neuroscience and person-centred compassion, Danuta Lipinska's new book shows that the human need for intimacy, attachment and sexual expression is as important for supporting the wellbeing and personhood of people with dementia as communication and care. Considering the brain as the body's biggest sex organ, it examines the cognitive changes that occur in dementia and what these changes mean in the context of sexual behaviour and consent. Taking Carl Rogers' Core Conditions and Tom Kitwood's psychological needs of persons living with dementia as a starting point, Lipinska offers a unique model for person-centred conversations about sex and sexuality that we have not seen before.Trade ReviewWonderful ... The case studies are really helpful in helping us to understand all aspects of dementia, sex and wellbeing, and the points for reflection could also be used as part of an informative discussion or training session with staff. -- Caroline Baker, Director of Dementia Care, Barchester HealthcareA very valuable and informative volume, bringing together the two complex issues of sex and dementia ... that cannot, and should not, be ignored. -- Peter Wells, Accredited sex and relationship therapist and supervisor, Anglican Priest and Honorary CanonDanuta must be applauded for her sensitive and insightful book - it is refreshing and will go a long way to lifting the lid on a subject that is often dismissed and taboo. Well done and thank you Danuta! A must read for everyone. -- Karen Borochowitz, DementiaSA (www.dementisa.org) and Stuward (www.stuward.com)In addressing human sexuality and its manifold expressions, this book demonstrates that talking about a person's sexual needs can be a profoundly caring act and a deeply humanising process. In exploring the sexual self with compassion, respect and openness, Danuta's reflections on the subject help us to understand more about who we are and what matters to us. After reading this book it is very hard to imagine how anyone could offer person centred dementia care without considering the sexual needs and sexual identities of people living with a dementia. -- Luke Tanner, body psychotherapist and dementia care trainerHaving read this book I know that at least one of the author's goals was accomplished with me: I have been able to "reflect on (my) innermost thoughts and feelings... to gain a real sense of where (my) blind spots may be". Anyone in health and social care who works with people living with dementia (patients or carers) will benefit from her passion, experience and expert knowledge passed on in this book. -- Uruakanwa Ekwegh, Specialty Doctor in Medicine for older people * British Geriatrics Society blog *Table of ContentsForeword by Caroline Baker. Introduction. 1. Dementia and Wellbeing. 2. In the Beginning....Biology. 3. Responding to the need for sensuality, sexuality and intimacy. 4. Person-centred conversations about sex, dementia and wellbeing. 5. Explorations Through Training. Afterword by Sally Knocker. References.

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Book SynopsisPoetry is an engaging and inclusive activity for older people that can help develop memory, imagination and identity. This book provides guidance on setting up and monitoring poetry projects for people living with dementia in group care homes and individual families. It explains the benefits of creative expression for people with dementia, and shows how to facilitate poetry reading and writing groups in different environments.Specific techniques for introducing poetry to older people can be employed by family members or professional care staff to enhance the wellbeing of the individual living with dementia. The ethical issues of running poetry projects in dementia care are explored along with examples of poetry produced by individuals and groups, interviews with care workers, and case studies.Trade ReviewIn this wonderful distillation of long experience John Killick shows us the potential of poetry both as a way of stimulating discussion, and of enabling people with dementia to have a voice. Using his own work and that of colleagues, he provides careful guidance which will be invaluable. -- Professor Mary Marshall, Senior Consultant, HammondCareIn his book John shows how by being a skilled listener you can capture what seems to be garbled, mixed-up thinking and using literature knowledge, turn it into a work of art, and present this gift back to the person with dementia in the form of their own personal poem. I felt humbled by this work. -- Agnes Houston MBEJohn Killick's work over many years has shown how poetry, through many and varied means, can contribute massively to well-being for people living with dementia. This wise, clear guidance, with choice examples of poems and illuminating accounts, is sure to encourage and help others develop their skills in this rewarding area. -- Sue Benson, Managing Editor, Journal of Dementia CareIn this eminently accessible book, John generously and honestly offers a wealth of advice, guidance and resources that emanate from a lifetime of work in using poetry to hear the voices of people with dementia and to capture their lived experience. John carefully explains the craft of using poetry as a medium for positive person-centred work and in doing so makes this book compulsory reading for anyone involved or interested in poetry and dementia. -- Maria Pasiecznik Parsons, Chief Executive, Creative Dementia Arts NetworkDescribed as a practical guide, it is easy to read and yet conveys the complexity of the effects of the condition dementia and ways of using poetry effectively. His understanding and experience of the work gives authority to his explanation and I found it easy to grasp. [...] I felt that Killick summed up what is now the fundament of my practice when working with people of dementia, 'Acts of kindness are what people with dementia need' -- Clare Scott, Chair, Lapidus International * Lapidus Quarterly *Table of ContentsPart One: Introductory. Part Two: Reading Poetry. 2.1 What Poems to Choose. 2.2. Building a Programme. Part Three: Writing Poetry. 3.1. Group-Work and One-to-Ones. 3.2. How to Run Groups. 3.3. Examples of Group-Work Poems. 3.4. Why Do One-to-Ones? 3.5. How to do One-to-Ones? 3.6. The Art of Listening. 3.7. The Art of Transcribing. 3.8. The Art of Editing. 3.9. Ways of Sharing. 3.10. The Present Moment. 3.11. Portraits. Part Four: Issues Arising. 4.1. Ownership of Poems. 4.2. Truth-Telling. 4.3. Aims and Objects. 4.4. Therapeutic Approaches. 4.5. Support for the Poet. 4.6. Evaluation. Part Five: Postscript. Part Six: Resources. 6.1. Recommendations and References. 6.2. Books and Articles. 6.3. Organizations and Websites.

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Book SynopsisMoving into care is a significant life event for older people and their families and often occurs at a time when other life stresses such as deaths of loved ones and health complications are paramount. This book directly addresses the psychological impact that move can have, and offers tips for making the transition as smooth as possible. Based on material from interviews with a wide sample of people who had recently moved into care and a review of existing literature about the process, the guide follows the whole journey from considering a move into care, making the move and settling in, offering advice on each step of the way.Case stories from people who have just made the transition help make this an approachable and accessible read for those about to move into care and a helpful tool for families and staff who will be assisting them.Trade ReviewA move to residential care is a major life transition, often occurring when people are already facing other challenges, such as illness or bereavement. For those contemplating such a move and their loved ones, Moving into Residential Care is an excellent resource for understanding both the practicalities and the psychosocial supports needed to help each person navigate the process. -- Allen Power, MD, Schlegel Chair in Aging and Dementia Innovation, Schlegel U. Waterloo Research Institute for Aging, Ontario, CanadaHighly recommended. Practical, up to date, well researched and well set out, [this book] covers the areas most families need to grapple with in accessible, readable language, avoiding jargon. Vignettes add humanity to the narrative and focus the ideas presented. -- Dr Peter McArdle, Consultant Geriatric PsychiatristTable of Contents1 Introduction. 2. Making the Decision to Move. 3. Planning the Move. 4. Settling in and Getting the Support You Need. 5. Resilience and Adjusting to Change. 6. How to Maintain Purpose in Life. 7. Living with Dementia in an Aged Care Home. 8. Diverse Needs. 9. Coping with Death and Dying in Aged Care Homes. 10. Summing Up. References. Appendix 1. Internet and Telephone Resources about Moving into Residential Aged Care. Appendix 2. Alternative Terms.

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Book SynopsisWith a key theme for every week of the year, this resource contains extended multi-sensory reminiscence group session plans for older adults.Written by experienced occupational therapists, it provides detailed session plans for running successful and therapeutically-valuable activities within group sessions, from remembering school days to celebrating the natural wonders of the British Isles. Each plan has been developed to be suitable for people with a variety of abilities, including for those with dementia, and help to support memory, sensory function, confidence, communication, connection, as well as overall physical and emotional wellbeing. Activities range from cognitive activities such as word games, food tasting, music and poetry to group discussions. Session plans are accompanied by downloadable colour photographs and word cards to be used as tools for discussion.Trade ReviewThis book has a year's worth of well-chosen topics rather than relying on past events, which makes it much more inclusive and sustainable than many similar resources. The detailed descriptions of each session are very easy for anyone to follow. -- Rayya Ghul, Occupational Therapy Educator, Canterbury Christ Church UniversityThis book offers the activity provider with access to the wealth of experience of the occupational therapist authors. With 52 multi-sensory reminiscence group session plans it provides group facilitators with the ideas and resources to run seasonally-themed activities that support reminiscence through the use of all the senses, stimulating not only long term memory but also sensory-motor skills and function. This will be a great resource for care homes and day services for older adults, particularly those living with memory loss and cognitive difficulties. -- Jackie Pool DipCOT, UK Head of Memory Care and Programming, Sunrise Senior LivingFrom experienced group facilitators to those who are new to the role, these sessions are invaluable. They are practical and easy to use and the topics covered are diverse and stimulating. They would appeal to a wide age range within older adults.I have worked for 20 years facilitating groups for older adults and I would snap up this book. -- Marion Betts, Senior Occupational Therapy Technical InstructorTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Getting to Know You. 2. New Year Traditions. 3. Winter. 4. Keeping Well and Old Remedies. 5. Pancake Day. 6. The Library. 7. Birds in the Winter. 8. The Post Office. 9. Spring. 10. Food from around the British Isles. 11. Simple Pleasures. 12. Train Travel. 13. Easter. 14. Starting Work. 15. The Milkman. 16. Coffee. 17. Flowers. 18. Biscuits. 19. The Zoo. 20. Birthday Traditions. 21. The Paperboy. 22. The Queen and Her Coronation. 23. The Queen's Birthday and Trooping the Colour. 24. Sport and Ascot. 25. Time for Tea. 26. Bees. 27. Summer. 28. Castles. 29. London. 30. Swan-Upping. 31. Holidays and Day Trips. 32. Summer Fetes. 33. The Seaside. 34. The Natural Wonders of the British Isles. 35. The Motor Car. 36. School Days. 37. Countryside Traditions. 38. Harvest Time. 39. Apples. 40. Pets. 41. The World and Its Wonders. 42. Autumn. 43. The Baker. 44. Passing on Skills. 45. Music. 46. Bonfire Night. 47. A Sweet Tooth. 48. Around and About in London. 49. Chocolate. 50. Christmas Outings. 51. Advent. 52. Christmas.

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Book SynopsisActivity and engagement are vital to our well-being throughout our lives and this continues to be just as true of people living with dementia.The activities presented in this book have been designed to provide meaningful engagement for residents, while respecting each individual resident's readiness to engage and participate. This approach to person-centred care has proven to be extremely effective: activities such as Namaste Care and Memory Cafés have engaged residents who had previously not responded to interventions, demonstrably showing an increase in their levels of well-being.Supported by case studies, each chapter will also recommend the best way to implement the ideas discussed in the care home environment and beyond.Trade ReviewVisiting the Memory Café and Other Dementia Activities is a very clear and practical guide to delivering support to people living with a range of dementias. The authors of this book have significant experience of supporting people living with dementia, and they have written a very practical and easily accessible resource. I recommend this book to both family carers and professionals. -- Professor Martin Green, OBE Chief Executive Care England, DH Independent Sector Dementia ChampionVisiting the Memory Café is much more than a roster of programs and therapies; it is a guide to a new way of thinking about how to best serve the individuals in our communities...practical, compelling, and highly readable. -- G. Allen Power MD, FACP, Geriatrician, Author, EducatorIt is admirable that Caroline Baker and Barchester Healthcare have committed themselves at both a national and local level to enriching the lives of the people they care for and Visiting the Memory Café serves as both their handbook and manifesto. Let us consider it a pledge. -- Matthew Berrisford, Charge Nurse at The Meadows Community Hospital * British Geriatrics Society blog *Table of ContentsIntroduction, Caroline Baker, Director of Dementia Care at Four Seasons Health Care. 1. The Importance of Getting to Know ME, Ann Marie Harmer. 2. Reminiscence in the Digital Age and its Influence, Claire Peart. 3. Namaste Care for Residents Living with Advanced Dementia, David Owen. 4. The Use of Dolls in Dementia Care, Jason Corrigan, Deputy Director of Dementia Care for Barchester Healthcare. 5. Memory Cafes - Educating and Involving Residents, Relatives and Friends, Jason Corrigan, Deputy Director of Dementia Care for Barchester Healthcare. 6. Linking Exercise and Wellbeing for People Living with Dementia, Phil Harper. 7. Imagination Gyms, Leon Smith. 8. Creativity: Incorporating Activity into Everyday Life in the Care Home, Deena Heaney. 9. Energising and Relaxing Environments, Caroline Baker, Director of Dementia Care at Four Seasons Health Care and Holly Rance.

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Book SynopsisThe innovative Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Model for dementia care has recently been updated, leading to new advances in the field. This revised second edition guide to assessment and treatment of behaviours that challenge associated with dementia includes these latest developments along with new sections on what have traditionally been considered controversial topics.The new chapters cover issues including:- End of life care- Use of therapeutic dolls - Lies and deception- Physical restraint during personal care- Racism towards care staffWith a particular emphasis on non-pharmacological approaches, this book details the range of behaviours common in individuals with dementia, along with the most effective assessment and treatment techniques for health care professionals.Table of ContentsPART I: Setting the Scene. 1. Introduction. 2. The Nature of Dementia. 3. An Introduction to Behaviours that Challenge and their Causes. PART II: Clinical Interventions for Behaviours that Challenge. 4. Clinical Approaches to Behaviours that Challenge. 5. Pharmacological Approaches. 6. Screening of Health Conditions Associated with Confusion and Behaviours that Challenge. 7. Communication and Interaction Training (CAIT) Programme for Carers. 8. The Use of Protocol Interventions in the Treatment of Behaviours that Challenge. 9 Psychological and Other Non-Pharmacological Approaches. 10. The Newcastle Model: An Illustration of a Specialist Team's Clinical Model. 11. Case Studies Using the Newcastle Model. 12. Service Development. PART III: Controversial Topics. 13. Racism in Care Settings: How Staff Cope with Racist Comments, Ian James & Katharina Reichelt, Newcastle Clinical Psychology Team. 14. The Use of Physical Restraint to Deliver Essential Personal Care to Incapacitated Older Adults with Dementia, Alan Howarth, Matt Crooks & Deborah Sells, Northumberland County Challenging Behaviour Team. 15. Use of Dolls in Dementia Care, Ian James & Jennifer Loan, Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Team. 16. Therapeutic Lying: A Rationale for Improving Therapists' Abilities to Lie, Ian James & Roberta Caiazza, Newcastle Clinical Psychology Team. 17. Behaviours that Challenge at the End of Life, Julian Hughes, RICE (The Research Institute for the Care of Older People). References.

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Book SynopsisThe CLEAR Dementia Care© model is an effective method of assessing behaviour that challenges, through an understanding that such behaviour may be a way of communicating unmet needs. This book explains the many factors that contribute to challenging behaviour and how a greater understanding of this can enhance quality of life and lead to better care for the person with dementia in both hospital and residential settings.Discussing how people with dementia have the same needs as everyone else, the book helps to understand dementia from the perspective of the person experiencing it. It features case studies with examples of how to interpret signs of distress and develop an appropriate intervention plan. The model includes person-centred assessment of cognition, life story and personality, emotional and physical wellbeing, activity and environment, and relationships. Also included are easy-to-use photocopiable assessment tools, proven to facilitate a more accurate understanding of behaviour.Trade ReviewFrances Duffy has presented us with a very clearly written account of a relatively new biopsychosocial model for understanding and fulfilling the needs of people with dementia. The CLEAR framework has recently been cited as an example of good practice in the British Psychological Society's briefing paper on treatments for Behaviours that challenge.CLEAR is an example of one of the new and exciting generations of nonpharmacological interventions, although its use of Behavioural charts provide it with an USP that makes it stand out from the others. In terms of the book itself, it provides a good account of the background to the needs of people with dementia, and the model is well illustrated with helpful examples of case studies. -- Ian A. James (PhD., MSc., BSc., C.Psychol) Trust Lead Challenging Behaviour Consultant Clinical Psychologist, UK'A complicated topic made simple'Frances cleverly combines theory with practical insights and examples about the behaviours that challenge people living with dementia. This book is an impartation from a woman who is a credible expert in this subject and it will challenge and encourage you to change the way you deliver care. -- Eleanor Ross, MBE, Assistant Director Nursing, HSC Public Health Agency, UKCombines a rounded and psychologically nuanced approach with practical strategies for supporting a person with dementia who is experiencing distressing behaviours. By encouraging the reader to put themselves in the shoes of the person, the book really gets to the heart of behaviours that challenge. Highly recommended for frontline staff supporting people with dementia. -- Bernadine McCrory, Alzheimer’s Society (Country Director - Northern Ireland)A fantastic resource for professional and family carers of people with dementia! Part 1 is a most accessible overview of the dementias and the brain that would also interest people with an early diagnosis. Part 2 is a treasure trove of materials that will facilitate training, empower carers and improve quality of life. -- Reinhard Guss, Dementia Workstream Lead, Faculty of the Psychology of Older People, British Psychological SocietyCLEAR builds the insight and competency of caregivers and professionals by enabling them to time-travel into the lives of people living with dementia, with compassion. It empowers understanding of the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia such as agitation, depression, apathy, repetitive questioning, psychosis, aggression, wandering and sleep problems.The complexity of these symptoms means that there is no 'one size fits all solution' and the CLEAR model provides the paradigm shift required to tailor support. This is a must read for all in health care settings and in the community. -- Linda Robinson, Chief Executive Age NITable of ContentsAcknowledgements. 1. Dementia and the Brain. 2. Types of Dementia. 3. Dementia and Loss. 4. Dementia and Sense of Self. 5. Understanding Behaviour. 6. Recording Behaviour. 7. What Do People with Dementia Need? 8. Domains of CLEAR Dementia Care©. 9. The Experience of Carers. 10. Supporting Care Staff. 11. Case Example Margaret. Appendices. References.

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Book SynopsisExamining recent research and practice on reminiscence, life review and life story work, this book offers critical accounts of the rapidly growing and extensive global literature, and highlights the continuing relevance and effectiveness of these therapeutic methods.The book includes examples of international practical projects, involving people of all ages, life circumstances, and levels of physical and cognitive functioning. Contributions from contemporary practitioners and researchers give a nuanced appraisal of the methods of engagement and creativity arising from the purposeful recall of our personal pasts. Chapters include reviews of technology, ethical issues including end of life care, working with people with mental health conditions, and working with people with dementia.Trade ReviewThis book will be invaluable, for its theoreticalunderpinnings as well as personal stories and practice-based guidance.However, the book's overarching focus on the stories that we all tell toourselves and others about past, present and future throughout ourlives means that it may well also appeal to a wider readership than moretraditionally narrow interpretations of 'reminiscence' or 'life story work'might suggest. * Journal of Practice Teaching & Learning *This forensically detailed book gets to the DNA of reminiscence and life review, combining reports of research studies with accounts of the application of different approaches in practice. It will be particularly useful for scholars and practitioners interested in the theory of reminiscence, drawing as it does on studies concerning the rationale and benefits of making sense of our lives, linking past to present and reconciling previous experiences. -- Ruth Eley, Dementia Action LiverpoolRead this book. The multiple perspectives are inviting, relevant, comprehensive, insightful, needed, scholarly and yet personal. -- Professor Bruce A. Stevens, Charles Sturt University, Australia and author of the Storied SelfTable of ContentsForeword by Barbara Haight. 1. Introduction. Faith Gibson, Emeritus Professor of Social Work, University of Ulster, UK and Associate Consultant, HammondCare Sydney, Australia. 2. Recent progress in reminiscence research. Thomas W. Pierce, PhD, Department of Psychology, Radford University, USA, and Ann Elliott, Department of Psychology, Radford University, USA. 3. Cochrane review of reminiscence interventions with people with dementia. Bob Woods, Emeritus Professor, Dementia Centre, University of Wales, UK. 4. Reminiscence and life review in later life: The Southampton longitudinal study. Peter Coleman, Emeritus Professor, Academic Unit of Psychology, University of Southampton, UK, Christine Ivani-Chalian, PhD, UK and Maureen Robinson, Independent Advocate for Older People, UK. 5. Developmental foundations of life-long reminiscing. Robyn Fivush, Professor, Department of Psychology, Emory University, USA and Dr Jordan Booker, Professor, Department of Psychology, Emory University, USA. 6. Reminiscence and life review work in Taiwan. Tsuann Kuo, Assistant Professor, School of Medical Sociology and Social Work, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taiwan. 7. Spiritual reminiscing in later life. Elizabeth MacKinlay, Adjunct Professor, St Marks Theological College, Charles Stuart University, Australia. 8. Loss of a loved one: Remembering the life and the dying days. Emily L. Mroz, Psychology Department, University of Florida, USA, and Susan Bluck, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychology Department, University of Florida, USA. 9. Guided autobiography: Scope, implementation, process, and international applications. Dr Cheryl Svensson, University of Southern California, USA, and Brian de Vries, Professor, Gerontology Program, San Francisco State University, USA. 10. Reminiscence, narrative, and the presence of meaning in life. Dr Jeffrey D. Webster, Psychology Department, Langara College, Canada. 11. The narrative self in the lived experience of dementia. Christine Bryden, PhD, Dementia Consultant, Australia. 12. Self-reminiscences of clinically depressed older adults and the tripartite functional model revisted. Philippe Cappeliez, PhD, Emeritus Professor, Psychology Department University of Ottawa, Canada. 13. Reminiscence, self and meaningful connections: A case example of 'Bill'. Kate de Medeiros, Associate Professor of Gerontology, Miami University, Ohio, USA, and Sara E. Stemen, Doctoral Associate in Gerontology, Department of Sociology and Gerontology, Miami University, Ohio, USA. 14. Sharing memories: Building communities through arts-based reminiscence. Marian Ferguson, Reminiscence Network Northern Ireland, UK and Dr Geraldine Gallagher, Reminiscence Network Northern Ireland, UK. 15. Creative exploration of the past in the present. Pam Schweitzer, Founder, European Reminiscence Network, UK. 16. Structured Life Review. Dr Juliette Shellman, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, USA and Julia A. McNeil, RN, MSN/Ed, USA. 17. Life review: Lifespan development, meaning processes and interventions. Dr Gerben J. Westerhof, Psychology Department, University of Twente, Netherlands. 18. Memoir writing: The challenge of leaving a legacy. Mary O'Brien Tyrrell, President, Memoirs, LLC, USA. 19. The contribution of information technology to reminiscence, life review and life story work: The perspectives of people living with dementia and their families. Assumpta A. Ryan, Professor of Ageing and Health, Ulster University, UK. 20. Increasing the use of reminiscence and life review: Experiences with the development, implemtation and evaluation of an online certificate course. Dr Juliette Shellman, Loreina Yancura, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA, and Esther Gieschen, Program Manager & Interim Director, Center for Continuing Education, University of Wisconsin-Superior, USA. 21. Afterword by Faith Gibson.

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Book SynopsisThe global population is ageing rapidly yet there is a shortage of skilled professionals able to support the wellbeing of older people in care. Older people can be more vulnerable to mental health issues such as loneliness, anxiety, grief, loss, and cognitive changes, and need therapeutic support that addresses their specific needs and conditions. This supportive guide for psychotherapists, counsellors and other professionals working with older people, addresses the growing demand for mental health services for older adults. It covers a range of issues that arise within this demographic including residential living, the referral process, assessment and engagement, and attitudes towards ageing, while contextualising these issues within larger social and political frameworks. The author describes specific interventions such as Narrative Therapy, Reminiscence Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with practical case studies woven in throughout the book.Trade ReviewFelicity Chapman's 'out of the box' approach to psychotherapeutic work with older adults is a refreshing and much needed text which infuses a strong interest in the lived narrative. This area of health care has not received the attention, nor the research, that it deserves. This book provides clinicians with a manual filled with real life accounts that are honest and heart-warming. Readers are led on a journey of belief that older people in care still have much to teach and share and deserve to be provided with opportunities to work through a variety of psychological issues. It is to be commended to anyone who cares about the well-being of older adults. -- Julianne Whyte, OAM, CEO and Founder of the Amaranth FoundationIn Counselling and Psychotherapy with Older People in Care Felicity Chapman sets out to excite and equip psychotherapists across disciplines to create spaces of hope and re-invigoration for ageing populations in care. By sharing stories of her psychotherapeutic work with seniors such as Harold we are invited into the complexities and challenges of the work as well as being introduced to evidence based practice and practice based evidence. The detailed account of relevant psychological approaches offers a breadth of perspective. The illuminating personal stories of the elderly and the meticulous unpacking of work within residential care systems are written with rigor, elegance and humor and makes for compelling reading. Her book is a must-read guide! -- Shona Russell, Mental health social worker, Co-Director Narrative Practices AdelaideTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Preface. Introduction. PART I: The Context. 1. Residential Living. 2. Barriers to Engagement. 3. Types of Distress. PART II: Intervention. 4. The Moving Wheel of Assessment. 5. Invitations for Engagement. 6. Types of Engagement. PART III: The Bigger Picture. 7. Caring for You, the Psychotherapist. 8. Disempowering Attitudes. 9. Building Senior Friendly Care Systems. Appendices 1-3. Definitions. References. Further Reading & Resources.

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Book SynopsisSensory Stories contain just a few lines of text, and are brought to life through a selection of meaningful sensory experiences. They have been found to be highly effective in helping care for people with dementia, and can enable them to engage with their memories, life history and more, in a way that would otherwise not be possible. Despite these benefits, there is very little guidance on how to incorporate this approach in everyday care.This book looks at how sensory engagement can help someone with dementia feel safe and secure, minimise their anxieties, support their cognitive abilities, as well as other benefits. Full of practical advice, this book provides everything you need to put Sensory Stories into practice. Written at a level suitable for both family members and practitioners, this innovative book will be invaluable for anyone supporting a person with dementia.Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Sensory engagement and its relevance for people with dementia. 3. The benefits of sensory stimulation. 4. Sensory conversations. 5. Sensory stories. 6. Sensory support. 7. Sensory environments. 8. Sensory support for mental well being. 9. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisProviding guidance and advice on the challenging art of listening, this book responds directly to the expressed learning needs of hospice and palliative care volunteers regarding their communication skills in end-of-life care.Listening can be mentally, physically, and spiritually exhausting, often highlighted in books about hospice and palliative care but never taking the spotlight. This accessible companion provides hospice and palliative care workers with a variety of helpful insights and suggestions drawn from a solid base of current theoretical concepts and clinical research.With personal reflections on being listened to, the guide includes strategies for becoming a more effective listener, as well as exploring the challenges of listening, the need for self-care and spiritual and ethical considerations. By expanding their own capacity for empathy, compassion and understanding the wider narrative of illness, hospice and palliative care volunteers will become even better listeners in their essential roles.Trade ReviewIn what is an increasingly professionalized world, this practical guide is a rare thing: a book written to upskill volunteers which also acknowledges the vital contribution they make within modern healthcare. Delivering straightforward advice is an accessible style, Robert Mundle demonstrates how 'just' listening is never just listening; it is vital to any good healthcare. -- Revd Dr Steve Nolan, Princess Alice Hospice, Esher, and The University of Winchester, UKUsing a combination of compelling vignettes and reflective exercises, Robert Mundle provides readers with practical strategies to enhance their communication skills. Although directed to a hospice volunteer audience, this guide proves a useful resource for all involved in caring for those facing end of life. Mundle highlights the importance of creating space for the patient's voice to be heard. -- Shirley Otis-Green, MSW, MA, ACSW, LCSW, OSW-C, Founder and Consultant, Collaborative Caring, Toluca Lake, CARobert Mundle's book, How to Be an Even Better Listener is filled with 'pearls of wisdom' that can inform and guide hospice volunteers as they accompany patients, families and clients. He speaks beautifully to the art of listening and the gift of presence, and how stillness and self-awareness contribute to the richness of relationship for those we serve and we who serve.How to Be an Even Better Listener reminds us that we all have stories to tell and that we are connected by our longing to be seen and heard. I believe that reading this book and practising the craft of listening can deepen and enrich our relationships with each person we encounter. -- Nina Arbour, Community Education and Volunteer Services Manager, Hospice Services of St. Joseph Health, Hospice of Petaluma Memorial Hospice North County Hospice, USATable of ContentsForeword by Stephen Claxton-Oldfield. Preface. Introduction. 1. Responding to Cues. 2. Three Approaches to Listening. 3. Helpful Things to Say. 4. Benefits and Risks of Volunteering. 5. Your Own Story and Grief Journey. 6. Feeling Heard and Understood. Conclusion - Continuing the Journey. Afterword by Greg Schneider. References. About the Author.

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Book SynopsisMusic is an essential tool in dementia care. This accessible guide embraces ways in which music can enhance the daily lives of those with dementia. It draws on the expertise of practitioners regularly working in dementia settings, as well as incorporating research on people with dementia, to help anyone, whether or not they have any musical skills or experience, to successfully use music in dementia care.Guiding the reader through accessible activities with singing, percussion, sounding bowls and other musical tools, the book shows how music may can be used from the early to late stages of dementia. This creative outlet can extend to inspire dance, movement, poetry and imagery. The chapters include creative uses of technology, such as tablets and personal playlists.The book also covers general considerations for using music with people living with dementia in institutional settings, including evaluating and recording outcomes.Living Well with Dementia through Music is the perfect go-to guide for music-based activities with people living with dementia.Trade ReviewThis book will change lives through the power of music. A compelling read for anyone involved in the care of a person living with dementia. A 'go-to-guide' crammed with informative, well-researched, and practical ways to empower, and enrich lives. Talented musicians, or total novices alike, we can all support the emotional and psychological needs of those in our care. -- Jann Gilliland, Former NHS Service Manager and Matron, Registered Mental Health Nurse, Specialist Dementia Care Unit Registered VolunteerInclusive, collaborative, creative, this book is not only a brilliantly rich resource for anyone using or wanting to use music with people living with dementia, it effectively demonstrates that we can all play a part in helping to make music a part of dementia care. Woven through the many of examples of how music can be used, in its many diverse and rich forms, we are helpfully reminded that music has the potential to be most beneficial and impactful when it's made in partnership with, rather than done to, people living with dementia. I would strongly urge anyone wanting to incorporate music into the care they provide for people living with dementia, whether they are care staff, relatives, activity coordinators, musicians, music therapists, trainers, commissioners, or those looking to develop their existing practice, to not only read this book but also put it into practice to help make music an essential part of dementia care. -- Grace Meadows, Director, Music for Dementia 2020This is the first book of its kind to provide caregivers and people with a dementia a research-inspired tool kit that practically spotlights the many benefits of singing and music and how to make use of them in one's daily life. The arts are not 'the frosting on the cake' but are very much part of supporting wellbeing and quality of life. The time is now for the arts to be recognised for their importance in the lives of those living with dementia and this book is a major contribution. -- Paul M Camic, PhD, PFRSPH, (Hon) Professor, UCL Dementia Research Centre; Prof Emeritus of Psychology & Public Health, Canterbury Christ Church UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Singing, Listening and Responding (Harriet Powell). 2. "Musical Lives" (Harriet Powell). 3. "Let's Liven it Up a Bit" (Catherine Richards). 4. Bringing Couples Together (Maggie Grady and Ruth Melhuish). 5. No Time like the Present (Harriet Powell). 6. The Use of Music to Inspire Dance and Movement (Nicola Jacobson-Wright). 7. What's in a Word? The Creature Use of Music and Poetry (Alison Acton). 8. Every Picture Tells a Story (Alison Acton). 9. "A Song a Day Keeps the Doctor Away" (Catherine Richards talking to Stuart Brown). 10. Becoming a Music Detective (Sarah Metcalfe). 11. It's Easy When You Know How! (Alison Acton). 12. A Harmony of Simple Beauties (Tobias Kaye). 13. The Use of Music in Institutional Environments (Melanie Burton). 14. Evaluating, Recording and Passing on Information on the Musical Responses and Needs of People Living with Dementia (Melissa Elliott and Catherine Richards). 15. The Use of Music in End of Life Care (Arash Bazrafshan). Appendix.

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Book SynopsisThe book outlines a range of non-pharmacological therapies clinicians can adopt in their daily practice and sets out information and advice on each therapy and how to implement them in practice, illustrated with case studies and practical examples and drawing on the author's own clinical work. Many different therapies are discussed including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), and farm and ranch therapy. Each has been chosen for its own particular benefits, including early stage dementia and rarer forms, while others can be applied more generally. Tying each therapy together are six key clinical approaches and models of intervention. The core of this is the Nightingale Psycho-Social Model of Support for Someone Living with Dementia. This person-centred approach focuses on the maintenance of meaningful occupation, platonic and intimate relationships, community involvement and maintaining life within normal patterns of behaviour. The new go-to book for clinicians, it is an invaluable tool for anyone looking for a wide variety of dementia therapies.

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Book SynopsisThis practice-focussed resource shows dementia care professionals how to harness resilience in their daily practice when working with people living with dementia. Nurturing and developing resilience can hugely improve quality of life for people living with dementia, and as such it is an important tool for practitioners to provide targeted, meaningful support that fits into the lives of people with dementia and care partners.This book guides readers through the key concepts of resilience within the context of dementia and explains the unique challenges and opportunities of developing resilience in this situation. It also provides real-world examples of resilience in dementia assessment and care and suggests clear frameworks for applying resilience in daily practice, as well as template assessment sheets. A practical and accessible resource, this book helps professionals ensure that people with dementia are treated as individuals actively engaged in their own lives and in the care which they receive.Trade ReviewStories of resilience in living with dementia are stories for us all. This practical, insightful and well-researched book brings this important concept to life and offers creative solutions to everyday situations. A topical and highly important book. -- Professor John Keady, Dementia and Ageing Research Team, The University of Manchester, UK and Founding Co-editor Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice (2002-2018)At a time of significant upheaval within the field of dementia care, this book provides a clearly stated and carefully reasoned framework to guide practice and deepen our understanding of the challenges of living with dementia. A compelling case is made for supporting and building people's resilience through dementia care practice. The author takes a hands-on approach, anchored in the lived experience of people with dementia, whose perspectives and voices are shared throughout. This excellent and accessible book will be an invaluable resource to dementia practitioners, students of health and social care and anyone with an interest in enhancing their skills and knowledge in supporting people living with dementia. -- Dr Richard Ward, Senior Lecturer in Dementia Studies, University of Stirling

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Book SynopsisDetailed knowledge and specific awareness of delirium is crucial in elderly care, due in part to the overlap with delirium and dementia. This introductory reference guide can be used by professionals and students to expand their understanding and skills in delirium care to better respond to the needs of people under their care. There are also detailed chapters on quality improvement and educational initiatives which will be of great help to the delirium workforce in delivering improved care.Setting out clear and accessible learning objectives, Rahman provides the essential information needed to improve care for those with delirium. Showing how to identify and correctly diagnose delirium, this book addresses different aspects of care including the management of delirium and the various interventions available, as well as ethics and safeguarding. It will also empower patients and carers to better understand delirium, and engage in the discourse of their care. As a widespread yet underrepresented issue, this book is a vital and much-needed resource.Trade ReviewIn healthcare, since knowledge is our main weapon, this book will serve valiantly in our fight against delirium. -- From the foreword, Prof. Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH, HarvardEssentials of Delirium should become a go-to text for frontline healthcare workers, policy-makers and others who seek a readable, clear and practice-orientated account of delirium. -- From the foreword, Prof. Alasdair MacLullich, Edinburgh,One of the golden tests of any medical book is 'Will it change your practice?' This book certainly can do this. -- From the afterword, Dr Amit Arora, Stoke

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Book SynopsisThis book outlines a framework for art therapy with older adults rooted in a belief in the autonomy and self-efficacy of older adults, including those with dementia or other diseases of later life.Advocating for a more collaborative approach to art-making, the author presents approaches and directives designed to facilitate community engagement, stimulate intellectual and emotional exploration, and promote a sense of individual and collective empowerment. Relevant to community, assisted living, skilled nursing and dementia-care environments, it includes detailed case studies and ideas for using art therapy to tackle stigma around stroke symptoms and dementia, encourage increased interactions between older adults in care homes, promote resilience, and much more.Trade ReviewDr. Partridge exquisitely captures the power of art therapy illuminated by a spirit of empowerment and advocacy for elders. This is a much-needed and enlightened guide and framework for art therapists working with this wonderful population and whose wisdom is applicable to all art therapists seeking to improve venerable results for their clients. -- Claudia Mezzera, Ph.D., LMFT, ATR, Adjunct Faculty, Notre Dame de Namur UniversityArt Therapy with Older Adults provides critical insight for art therapists to empower elders with creative potential. Including robust theoretical and practical examples of creativity and self-actualization, Dr Partridge, along with her older adult co-researchers, developed a much-needed art therapy theory. Through her work, including digital media and museums, Dr Partridge is revolutionizing how art therapy thinks about social empowerment, abilities, creativity, clinical practice, and research and with elders. -- Amy Backos, PhD, ATR-BC, Chair, Graduate Art Therapy Psychology, Notre Dame de Namur UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Philosophical Framework. 3. Just Between Us. 4. Open Studio Setting. 5. Connecting Beyond Diagnoses. 6. Projects with Purpose. 7. Mural Projects. 8. Art on the Wall. 9. Our Art History. 10. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisNamaste Care is a therapeutic approach to caring for those living with advanced dementia, focused on improving their quality of life through a simple, soothing and rewarding process. This step-by-step guide is for anyone looking to translate the principles of the Namaste Care approach successfully and professionally into a home or care setting, with an emphasis on the value of volunteers in the community in implementing this.The Namaste Care approach is focussed on giving comfort and pleasure to people with advanced dementia through sensory stimulation, especially the use of touch, and this book provides extensive guidance on every stage of the process, including harnessing community interest, recruiting and training volunteers, and managing pain and discomfort. In a time of ever-growing strain on healthcare resources, this practical guide is a timely reminder of the power and value of informal care and compassionate communities in helping to care better for people with dementia, and is essential reading for carers, professionals and family members.Trade ReviewNamaste Care seeks to engage people with advanced dementia through sensory input, especially touch, and to enrich their quality of life and is becoming well established in the care home sector in the UK. This exciting book by Nicola Kendall offers a strong and passionate template for how Namaste can be delivered to people with advanced dementia living in their own home by engaging volunteers and family members in its delivery. This book not only details their experiences and the compassion that has been a driver for the service but is also one that helps the reader to deliver Namaste Care themselves. This is a book I would recommend for family carers as well as services who wish to embrace this sensitive and innovative care approach. -- Dr Karen Harrison Dening, Head of Research & Publications, Dementia UKThis informative and thought-provoking book is packed with helpful guidance in supporting people to live well with advanced dementia. It is a must read for those who are working in care services and for those who are caring for individuals at home. -- Jackie Pool, Director of Memory Care, Sunrise Senior Living UKMore than a practical guide, this is a brilliant resource on Namaste Care - well written, insightful, providing a wealth of information. I recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone interested in Namaste Care. A timely publication given the rise in dementia and the need to harness compassion in our communities. -- Colette O’Driscoll, Namaste Care Manager, St Joseph’s HospiceAt a time when funding in health and social care is drastically reduced and the numbers of people living longer with dementia are increasing, this is an informed and inspiring handbook on how to address some of these issues. Training and building resilient communities is the key to allaying the fears around communicating with people with dementia and supporting carers who have often fallen through the net of care. I know this approach works, through St Joseph's Hospice I set up the first Namaste Care Service in the UK which involved home visits - it's difficult, a balance of risk but one of the most rewarding projects I have worked on. If you are interested in setting up a similar service, this book will give you the impetus, confidence and insight and leave a lasting impact on you and your community. -- Lourdes Colclough, Former Namaste Care Manager, St Joseph’s Hospice, now Macmillan Engagement ManagerA thorough and accessible guide. The subject is brought to life throughout with personal stories of how people living with advanced dementia can be supported to engage with the world and experience joy. -- Isabelle Latham, Senior Lecturer, Association for Dementia Studies, University of WorcesterAlways deeply respectful, often poignant and at times humorous, it sparkles with joyful moments and celebrations of life. To quote the author, "Embrace this (book) with gentle curiosity and enjoy the ride." I, for one, would like to go round again. -- Danuta Lipinska, Specialist in Ageing & Dementia Care, Training Consultant, Counsellor, Supervisor, 'My Home Life' Action Learning FacilitatorThis book is full of hope, humility and insight. Contributors draw from a rich and diverse range of theory, research and professional experience to share the practical wisdom of namaste care. -- Luke Tanner, Body psychotherapist & Dementia Care Trainer and ConsultantTable of ContentsForeword by Joyce Simard1. Introduction (including a case study contribution from Dr Trish Winter, family carer)2. What is Namaste Care?3. Admiral Nursing and the origins of the Namaste Care Project at St Cuthbert's Hospice - Sharron Tolman (Consultant Admiral Nurse, Dementia UK)4. Advanced dementia and assessment - Lisa Howarth (Admiral Nurse, St Cuthbert's Hospice, UK)5. Harnessing community kindness (With a contribution from Ann White MBE, Dementia Friends Champion, UK)6. Volunteers with heart - Barbara Edwards (Namaste Volunteer)7. Responding to Referrals - the initial visit assessment8. Life Stories9. Psychological needs of people with advanced dementia10. The Needs Led Model of Dementia Care - Julie Young (Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust, UK)11. Carer needs12. Sensory Stimulation 13. Loving touch14. Communication15. Planning Namaste Care sessions16. Key learning themes (including a case study contribution by Chris Hayday, Occupational Therapist and Volunteer at St Cuthbert's Hospice)17. End of Life - Joanne Atkinson (Head of Health Continuing Workforce Development, Northumbria University, UK) and Dr Caroline Jeffery (GP and Senior Lecturer, Northumbria University, UK)18. ConclusionAppendix

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Book Synopsis`The combined practice area of the contributors to this book include social work, psychotherapy, sociology, counselling psychology, creative writing, nursing, and medicine. Several of the authors have multiple professions, and have come to palliative care later in their careers. Indeed, the combined skill of this group is impressive. Each chapter is unique and each story worthy in its own right. The commonalities are remarkable also. I recommend it to all palliative care professionals, when feeling a little-jaded about what we are doing and being swept along with the winds of changing technology and evidenced based practice, and to other health-care workers who feel an inclination to bring a little humanity to their care'.-Omega Vol 51 (1) 77-86, 2005`This book offers unique way of looking at caring for palliative parents by using the influence of the self. It also offers an opportunity for reflection how our experiences can enrich the experience of patient's faced with the prospect of dying. Professionals who enjoy reading stories will thoroughly enjoy this book.'-International Journal of Palliative Nursing`In a way it is surprising that palliative care has not produced more books like this: collections in which those engaged in the daily work of caring for dying and bereaved people share something of their motivations for entering this particular world, their experiences along the way, and their reasons for staying in or quitting it…Christina Mason was right to embark on this project. She has edited a book that deserves to be widely read.'-Palliative Medicine 2003`This is a delightful book. Although its focus is on professionals working in specialist palliative care, it would be useful for any practitioner wanting to learn more about reflective practice or their motivations for caring.'- Journal of Community NursingThis rich collection of accounts explores the personal and professional experiences of palliative care workers. Contributors from a variety of disciplines associated with care at the end of life - among them social workers, a nurse, a doctor, a counselling psychologist, an academic researcher, a psychotherapist and a creative writing therapist - explain how and why they came to work in palliative care, what they bring to the work and the ways in which it has enriched their own lives.Including descriptive examples of their work with clients and families, they discuss the spiritual needs of patients, how to manage personal boundaries and power relations, the use of narrative and story telling in care work and the impact of working with people who are very ill and grieving on every day life.This thoughtful and positive book presents a variety of experience-based perspectives on working in palliative care. Emphasising the use of self and the importance of reflective practice in professional work, this book will be of relevance to all professionals in medical and social care who want to gain a deeper understanding of their work and of the motivation underlying it.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Christina Mason, St Joseph's Hospice, London.1. Basic Themes. Christina Mason, St Joseph's Hospice, London .2. Medicine and Palliative Care: The bronze serpent. Louis Heyse-Moore, Medical Director, St Joseph's Hospice, London. 3. Early Challenges in Palliative Care from a Social Work Perspective: The gift of serendipity. Julia Franklin, Retired Social Worker and now Supervisor and Consultant to a number of Hospices. 4. On becoming a Practitioner: The view of a psychologist Robin Trewartha, Psychologist and former Probation Officer. 5. Explorations in Creative Writing: `I recharge myself from my experience'. Gillie Bolton, Senior Research Fellow in Medical Humanities, Sheffield University. 6. Learning in Palliative Care: Stories from and for my journey. David Oliviere, Principal Lecturer, Middlesex University. 7. Accompanying the Dying. Lois Pollock, Social Worker, St Christopher's Hospice. 8. The Loss of Children: Thinking the unthinkable. Gordon Riches. 9. Reflections on my Roots and Personal Journey. Christina Mason, St Joseph's Hospice, London. 10. The Nursing Perspective: Pain is the breaking of the shell that encases your understanding. Kevin Yates, Director of Nursing, St Joseph's Hospice, London. 11. Overview. Christina Mason, St Joseph's Hospice, London. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis accessible, interactive resource book encourages front-line staff working with dementia sufferers in nursing and residential settings to examine their working practice and modify it to where appropriate to meet best practice guidelines.Packed with photocopiable training exercises, discussion points and questions to prompt care workers to reflect on their style of work, this practical training manual also provides a framework for care work in line with statutory requirements and national training standards. It can be used as a self-training guide by carers, who can work through it at their own pace or under the supervision of a colleague, or by trainers running structured courses on good practice in dementia care. It is also suitable for use as a quick reference in daily practice.This comprehensive resource will provide useful guidance for all staff working face-to-face with people with dementia, whether in nursing, day-care or residential settings.Trade ReviewThis book is a timely addition for any care home and should be available in public libraries for those coping with a relative in their own home. It is jargon free and immensely practical and reassuring. Others have been there too - what a relief! The postscript says that the world owes a huge debt of gratitude to the care assistants who are so poorly paid. They are the people who bring hope and understanding to people so often lost in an alien world. They do it because they care. This book encourages further study and the opportunity to convert hard work into professional qualifications. Thank you Danny Walsh for sharing your expertise with us. -- Christian Council on Ageing Dementia GroupThis is an interesting publication that will be a helpful addition for practitioners working in a range of settings with people experiencing dementia. -- Dementia JournalWalsh tackles the issue of dementia care with rigour and comprehensiveness. There are 36 chapters, dealing with specific subjects and they achieve their aim in offering an accessible and interactive resource book for front line staff. I have tested the material with some of my care staff and found them to be of enormous use, in enabling carers to examine working practice and develop it to meet an individual's needs. This resource is an absolute must for anyone who wishes to develop the practice of dementia care. -- Leveson Centre NewsletterWell written and easy to use, it is comprehensive in scope, and contains a wealth of exercises that can be used on their own or as parts of a planned in-house training course. Walsh constantly encourages us to understand behaviour and to see things from the resident's angle so that we can get to the causes and respond in helpful and therapeutic ways. -- Caring TimesTable of ContentsIntroduction. What is dementia? How it affects us. Attitudes and needs. Communication. Reality orientation and validation. Individual care and client history. Person centred care. Activity. Reminiscence. Problem practice. Challenging behaviours. Normalisation and inclusion. Independence and good practice. Caring for carers. Environmental concerns. Medication and ethical issues. Learning from nursing. Problem solving and staff support. References and resources. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe correlation between 'disengagement' and illness in people with dementia living in long-term care settings is becoming more widely recognised, and developing and adapting front-line staff responses to the changing needs of individuals is a crucial factor in addressing this problem.This book presents a complete practical framework for whole person assessment, care planning and review of persons with dementia or signs of dementia (including those with learning disabilities) who are in need of, or already receiving, health and/or social support. The book provides photocopiable assessment forms, guidelines for carrying out the assessment, and suggestions for tailored interventions based on the profile that emerges from the assessment process. The authors also include a clear explanation of the five theoretical components of dementia that are considered in the assessment: health, biography, personality, neurological impairment and social psychology. This good practice guide will provide a step up to the challenge of providing person centred care as a minimum standard rather than just an ideal.Care workers in residential settings and social workers assessing clients for their support requirements will find this an essential resource.Trade ReviewIt is often easier to adopt the value of person-centred care without being clear what it means in terms of day-to-day practice reality. This book excels at being very clear about exactly what the processes involve and gives suggestions for how they should be undertaken. -- Research, Policy & PlanningLike many (but sadly not all) training materials, this guide is set out in a format that is easy to read and adapt. The section on cognitive ability is, as the authors comment, surprisingly absent in much training material for people supporting people with dementia. -- DementiaOne of the Bradford Dementia Goup good practice guides, this book will be well used by carers working with older people. It offers up-to-date and theoretically sound information, with practical assessment forms that can be photocopied... This is an excellent resource for staff in care homes who want a comprehensive guide to planning care for people with dementia. -- Nursing Standards, Gary Blatch, Dementia Strategy Manager, South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Southend-on-SeaI greatly enjoyed reading this well-presented, practice-orientated publication and positively recommend it. I agree with the authors that there has never been a better time to promote new ideologies and positive ways of working with people with dementia. -- Quality in Ageing and Older PeopleI found this book to be useful and practical. One of its strengths lay in its participatory intentions and if practitioners followed these guidelines, they would go a further step towards enhancing service user and carers' confidence in the purpose of planning and attention to sharing information on a more equal footing when thinking about how care and support can bre enriched within different environments. -- British Journal of Social WorkAt last, here's a superbly thought-out and designed tool and format for care planning... This book is truly a "good practice guide" and has all you need to use care planning properly, but you'll have to work at it because you have to understand what you're doing... Buy it and USE it!. -- Standards for PracticeThe whole ties things together very neatly and the book will be treasured by those who use it. Let us hope that this will be many, for these pages will help people turn good intentions into good practices. -- For Dementia PlusTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. Chapter 1. What is Enriched Care Planning? Chapter 2. Life Story. Chapter 3. Life Style and Future Wishes. Chapter 4. Personality. Chapter 5. Health. Chapter 6. Capacity for Doing. Chapter 7. Cognitive Support Needs. Chapter 8. Life at the Moment. Chapter 9. Implementing and Reviewing Care. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis authoritative collection sets out the critical role and application of evaluation in identifying and developing good practice in a range of dementia care settings.The contributors discuss the evaluation of care at different levels and in various settings, particularly long stay care, covering evaluation methods, ethics, use of technology and the user's role in the evaluation process itself. Their contributions on evaluating aspects of dementia care ranging from life story work and environmental considerations to medication and dementia care mapping is a useful basis for the discussion of future challenges in evaluation of dementia care.Practical and theoretical, this wide-ranging text is essential reading for dementia care practitioners at all levels, as well as students and researchers interested in dementia care practice.Trade ReviewThere is a lot useful material in this book. The editors provide a clear introduction which defines the term 'evaluation', refers to different approaches and suggests why it is important in dementia care...This book will be useful to students of research methodology and professionals in dementia care who are interested in research. -- dementiaI would recommend this book to any occupational therapist new to working with clients with learning disabilities and dementia, and also to those developing and/or evaluating specific services for this population. -- College of Occupational TherapistsA Comprehensive and through work about ways to improve the lives of older people living with dementia. A reassuring book to have and a valuable resource for anyone embarking on a study of dementia care or designing a research programme in evaluation. -- Social Work and Social SciencesThis is an important contribution to further the view that the voices of people with dementia can be heard and that people with dementia can effectively help shape services. It is a highly readable book that tackles an often overlooked subject because of the very real difficulties that communication presents, and examines this by exploring in depth the ethical issues and current legislation which have a major impact on research within this current field. While laying out the challenges in facilitating this, it also presents a realistic view that this is achievable for people with dementia. -- RostrumInnes and McCabe (Dementia Studies, U. of Stirling, UK) gather together 14 essays for practitioners, students, and researchers interested in dementia care practice. The essays focus on evaluating dementia care and aspects of the process, such as setup, measurement and analysis, reporting results, and the implementation of recommendations. Other topics include policy contexts, technology, long stay care settings, ethics, and user involvement. Different settings and levels of evaluation are also discussed. Both author and subject indexes are provided. -- www.booknews.comThis book provides a comprehensive theoretical and methodological framework for the evaluation of dementia care, targeting nurses and other healthcare professionals with a specific interest in the domains of evaluative research and dementia. -- Nursing Older PeopleThe book is logically structured and has an impressive international flavour with contributors from Europe, the US and Scandinavia. The balance between theoretical chapters - for example addressing the policy context - and those focusing on practicalities of looking after people in long-stay care settings, is good. The discussion of user involvement is simple, insightful and grounded in the author's experience of evaluation services over the past 10 years. I have no doubt that I will dip in and out of this book for years. -- Community CareI found this collection of papers really useful, writes Les Bright because the editors have thought carefully about a potential readership of people busily engaged in organising and delivering services, with only limited time to read and add to the knowledge gained from their practice. -- Community CareOverall the text is professional without being too complex. It is easy to pick out areas of particular interest, with a sound reference section attached to each chapter to aid the reader in more extensive reading. I would suggest this is a good reference book for libraries and for departments considering evaluation a service or for any individuals undertaking research. -- College of Occupational Therapists Specialists SectionThe book is an important tool for practitioners at all levels, researchers and students interested in best practice. As a guide for occupational therapists this is a useful resource book and will assist in exploring the many ethical issues related to evaluating practice and raises questions on the use of internal versus external evaluators (something we all wrestle with). -- College of Occupational Therapists Specialists SectionTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Part One: Contexts of Evaluating Dementia Care. 1. What is Evaluation? Anthea Innes and Louise McCabe, both at the University of Stirling, UK. 2. Problems in Evaluating Dementia Care. Caroline Cantley, University of Northumbria, UK. 3. Internal versus External Evaluation. Carolyn Lechner, Case Western University, Ohio, USA. 4. The Policy Context For Evaluating Dementia Care. Louise McCabe. Part Two: Evaluating Dementia Care: Practicalities and Reflections. 5. Evaluating Technology For Dementia Care. Alison Bowes, University of Stirling, UK. 6. Evaluating Long Stay Care Settings: The Environment. Helle Wijk, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. 7. Evaluating Long Stay Care Settings: A Study of a Life Review and Life Storybook Project. Faith Gibson, University of Ulster, Ireland, Barbara Haight and Yvonne Michel, both at the Medical University of South Carolina, USA. 8. Evaluating Long Stay Settings: Reflections on the Process with Particular Reference to Dementia Care Mapping. Anthea Innes and Fiona Kelly, both at the University of Stirling, UK. 9. Evaluating Long Stay Interventions: Concealment of Medication. Øyvind Kirkevold, Norwegian Centre for Dementia Research, Norway. 10. Evaluating the Experience of People with Dementia in Decision-Making in Health and Social Care. Jeanne Tyrrell, University of Grenoble, France. Part Three: Future Challenges in Evaluating Dementia Care. 11. Ethics, Evaluation and Dementia. Julie Christie, East Dunbartonshire Council, UK. 12. User Involvement in Evaluations. Charlie Murphy, Coordinator of the Glasgow Access Panel, UK. 13. Evaluation of Dementia Care in Resource-Scarce Settings. Jurate Macijauskiene, Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania. 14. Building on the Lessons of Evaluations. Louise McCabe and Anthea Innes. Index.

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding Learning Disability and Dementia covers all the essential issues in supporting a person with a learning disability when they develop dementia.Like the population at large, people with learning disabilities are living longer, and therefore an increasing number are developing dementia. Service providers, planners, doctors, social workers, carers and direct support staff need to be equipped with relevant knowledge prior to the onset of dementia, so that they can devise appropriate therapeutic interventions and coping strategies, including health and medication management and palliative care.This book will provide essential knowledge for anyone involved in the provision of services, assessment of need and direct care and support for dementia sufferers who also have a learning disability.Trade ReviewThe chapters are informative, well written and clearly structed, each with a summary paragraph so clinicians can decide if it's a relevant read...I really enjoyed this book. I learnt a great deal and am sure other clinicians new to this area will too. -- Speech and Language Therapy in PracticeThis book provides a good introduction to learning disabilities and dementia and will be of use to those working in dementia care as well as in learning disability services. -- PMLD LinkDiana Kerr's book defines learning disability and dementia and the relationship between the two, and examines the difficulties in reaching a diagnosis, especially in the early stages.The book provides powerful information, illustrated by case studies, about the support needs of individual patients, and about the challenges that carers may face. The information is delivered in a practical but insightful manner. Chapters focus on communication, challenging behaviour, medication, pain and dealing with relatives, carers and the frequently overlooked group, a patient's peers. The book highlights models of care and how to support someone during the later, difficult stages of their condition.Ms Kerr clearly has vast experience of working with people with a learning disability and those with dementia. This easy to understand book would make an excellent resource text for a community home staff team, NVQ student or a relative or carer of someone with this testing diagnosis. -- Nursing StandardAn examination of the issues which arise when a person with learning disabilities develops dementia. Aimed at professionals, planners and service providers. -- BILD NewsletterTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. What is a Learning Disability? 2. What is Dementia? 3. Getting a Diagnosis. 4. Working with Different Realities. 5. Maintaining Good Communication. 6. Therapeutic Interventions. 7. Challenging Behaviour. 8. Responding to the Pain Needs of People with a Learning Disability and Dementia. 9. The Experiences and Needs of Peers. 10. Supporting People to Eat Well. 11. Creating Supportive Physical Environments. 12. The Role of Technology. 13. Late and End Stage Care. 14. Issues and Concerns for Relatives. 15. Some Issues in Relation to Medication. 16. Models of Care. A Plea for the Future. References. Subject index. Author index.

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Book SynopsisFollowing admission to a care home, family and friends may feel uncertain as to how they now ''fit in'' to their loved one''s life. This training package, comprising a booklet and DVD, is designed to encourage family participation in the care home and develop a constructive partnership between staff in care homes, families and people with dementia.The DVD and booklet provide material for four separate training sessions for use by mixed groups of relatives and care home staff. Each session explores a different theme: sharing information, sharing the care, developing supportive relationships and making it work. With a clear and flexible layout, group exercises and notes for the facilitator, this training package will enable professionals and relatives to develop positive and fulfilling ways of working together and improve the level of care for those with dementia.This practical training package complements the book Involving Families in Care Homes: A Relationship-Centr

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