How to Involve People With Dementia - Methods and Approaches for Good Engagement

Focusing on the need for people with dementia to be involved with the decisions that affect their quality of life, this book presents creative and innovative methods to help professionals enable involvement. Including ideas that span all aspects of dementia care and services, this book also offers ways to overcome common challenges.

About the author

Nada Savitch, Rachael Litherland and Steve Milton are the founders and directors of the community interest company Innovations in Dementia. They have carried out many different projects all of which work with people with dementia as equals and aim to give people with dementia a voice.

Summary

Focusing on the need for people with dementia to be involved with the decisions that affect their quality of life, this book presents creative and innovative methods to help professionals enable involvement. Including ideas that span all aspects of dementia care and services, this book also offers ways to overcome common challenges.

Product details

• Authors: Rachael Litherland, Steve Milton, Nada Savitch, Nada Litherland Savitch, Savitch Nada Litherl
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.02.2020
• EAN: 9781785920974
• ISBN: 978-1-78592-097-4
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: University of Bradford Dementia Good Practice Guides; University of Bradford Dementi; University of Bradford Dementia Good Practice Guides; University of Bradford Dementi
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Alzheimer und Demenz, Pflege von psychisch Kranken, Klinische und Innere Medizin