Bob Woods, John Keady, Diane Seddon

Involving Families in Care Homes

A Relationship-Centred Approach to Dementia Care

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this accessible guide the authors outline ways in which care homes can help families to become partners in the caring process. Using case examples, quotations and research-based evidence, the authors offer advice and guidelines for supporting relatives who choose to be involved in the care of people with dementia living in a care home.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 191g
• ISBN-13: 9781843102298
• ISBN-10: 1843102293
• Artikelnr.: 22982263

Autorenporträt

Bob Woods is Professor of Clinical Psychology of Older People at the University of Wales Bangor, and co-director of the Dementia Services Development Centre Wales. John Keady is Professor of Mental Health Nursing and Older People at the University of Manchester/Bolton, Salford and Trafford Mental Health NHS Trust. He is Co-Editor of the Sage journal Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice. Diane Seddon is a Research Fellow in the Institute of Medical and Social Care Research at the University of Wales Bangor.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements 1. Family Involvement in Care Homes: An Overview. 2. The
Experiences of Family Members Following the Admission to a Care Home: A
North Wales Study. 3. Family Involvement - Perspectives from Staff and
Families: A European Study. 4. Family Involvement: Guidelines and Good
Practice. 5. Communication with Families: A Relationship-Centred Approach.
6. Family Involvement and End-of-Life Care Issues. 7. Intervention
Programmes and Conclusions. Appendix 1. Further Details of the Research
Projects on which Chapters 2 and 3 of this book are based. References.
Subject Index. Author Index.