Enhancing health and wellbeing in dementia : a person-centred integrated care approach / Dr Shibley Rahman ; forewords by Professor Sube Banerjee, Lisa Rodrigues ; afterword by Lucy Frost.

  • Rahman, Shibley
Date:
2017
  • Books

About this work

Description

Focusing on how to support the wellbeing of people with dementia in care homes and home care, this book highlights the foundations of high quality care. Based on the latest research and evidence, the book tackles head on the barriers to excellent dementia care, and engages with the latest initiatives that promote health and wellbeing.

Publication/Creation

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017.

Physical description

384 pages : black and white illustrations, charts ; 25 cm

Contents

Foreword by Sube Banerjee -- Foreword by Lisa Rodrigues -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Preventing and Diagnosing Well -- Chapter 2: Caring Well: An Overview -- Chapter 3: Caring Well: Physical Health and Medication Reviews -- Chapter 4: Caring Well: Mental Health and Wellbeing -- Chapter 5: Cognitive Approaches and Life Story -- Chapter 6: Oral Health and Swallowing -- Chapter 7: Living Well and Promoting Wellbeing -- Chapter 8: Sexuality and Spirituality -- Chapter 9: Regulation, Research and Staff -- Chapter 10: Care Homes and Integrated Care -- Chapter 11: Supporting Well and Independence -- Chapter 12: Dying Well -- Chapter 13: Living Well at Home -- Chapter 14: Conclusion -- Afterword by Lucy Frost -- Subject Index -- Author Index.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographic references (pages 364-367) and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WM220 2017R14e
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 1785920375
  • 9781785920370