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  • The Perspectives of People with Dementia

    Research Methods and Motivations

    by Alison Bowes, Murna Downs, Errollyn Bruce, Charlotte L. Clarke ...
    People with dementia have often played a passive role in the investigation of their condition. The contributors to this book look at ways of redressing the balance and involving them in the research process. They describe the skills that researchers and care staff need, and the methods they can use, when seeking to draw out and validate the views of people with dementia successfully, and discuss ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Decision-Making, Personhood and Dementia

    Exploring the Interface

    by Clive Baldwin, Sinead Donnelly, Murna Downs, Wendy Hulko, John Keady, Jill Manthorpe, MaryLou Harrigan, Marg Hall, Grant Gillett, Sion Williams, Cheryl Tilse, Daniel Tsai, Andre Smith ...
    Dementia is a devastating disorder which may dramatically interfere with decision-making abilities. Effort has focused on trying to determine when a person is no longer capable of making particular decisions or is globally incompetent. However, much less focus has been placed on understanding how the capacity to make decisions influences one's view of oneself, one's world and one's treatment by ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • End of Life Care for People with Dementia

    A Person-Centred Approach

    by Murna Downs, Laura Middleton-Green, Jane Chatterjee, Sarah Russell ...
    Series series University of Bradford Dementia Good Practice Guides
    People with dementia need increasingly specialised support as they approach the end of life, and so too do their families and the professionals working with them. This book describes not only what can be done to ensure maximum quality of life for those in the final stages of the illness, but also how best to support those involved in caring for them.Emphasising the importance of being attuned to ... Read more

    $27.09 USD

  • The Futures of Old Age

    Edited by Chris Phillipson, Murna Downs, John A Vincent ...
    What is the future of old age? How will families, services, and economies adapt to an older population? Such questions often provoke extreme and opposing answers: some see ageing populations as having the potential to undermine economic growth and prosperity; others see new and exciting ways of living in old age. The Futures of Old Age places these questions in the context of social and political ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Excellence In Dementia Care: Research Into Practice

    by Murna Downs ...
    A comprehensive text on dementia care, drawn from research evidence, practice and the experience of people with dementia. ... Read more

    $55.79 USD

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  • Dancing with Dementia

    My Story of Living Positively with Dementia

    by Christine Bryden ...
    The truly inspirational account of living positively with dementia.Christine Bryden was a top civil servant and single mother of three children when she was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 46. Since then she has gone on to challenge almost every stereotype of people with dementia by campaigning for self-advocacy, writing articles and speaking at national conferences.This book is a vivid ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

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  • Who will I be when I die?

    by Christine Bryden ...
    Christine Bryden was 46 years old when she was diagnosed with dementia, and in this book she describes her remarkable emotional, physical and spiritual journey in the three years immediately following. Offering rare first-hand insights into how it feels to gradually lose the ability to undertake tasks most people take for granted, it is made all the more remarkable by Christine's positivity and ... Read more

    $19.69 USD

  • What the hell happened to my brain?

    Living Beyond Dementia

    by Kate Swaffer ...
    Kate Swaffer was just 49 years old when she was diagnosed with a form of younger onset dementia. In this book, she offers an all-too-rare first-hand insight into that experience, sounding a clarion call for change in how we ensure a better quality of life for people with dementia.Kate describes vividly her experiences of living with dementia, exploring the effects of memory difficulties, loss of ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Early Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia

    Evidence-Based Practice

    by Suzanne Cahill, Bob Woods, Rose-Marie Droes, Hilary Husband, Molly Burnham, Steffi Urbas, Georgina Charlesworth, Manuel Franco, Inge Cantegreil-Kallen, Linda Clare, Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, Richard Cheston, Rabih Chattat, Irene Carr ...
    For the increasing number of people diagnosed with dementia each year, treatment in the early stages can make a significant difference to their quality of life. This book provides examples of psychosocial interventions: taking into consideration the individual, social and environmental aspects of the person's life.It looks at ways of providing support at the time of diagnosis and goes on to ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Activities for Older People in Care Homes

    A Handbook for Successful Activity Planning

    by Sarah Crockett ...
    When tasked with providing activities for older people in care homes, it can be difficult to know where to begin. What constitutes an activity? How can you make sure activities are as positive and person-centred as possible? What can you actually do? Written by an experienced activity coordinator, this handbook is an indispensable companion for others in this role. The author provides useful ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Visiting the Memory Café and other Dementia Care Activities

    Evidence-based Interventions for Care Homes

    by Ann Marie Harmer, Claire Peart, David Owen, Phil Harper, Leon Smith, Deena Heaney, Holly Rance ...
    Activity 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 ... Read more

    $22.09 USD

  • Design for Nature in Dementia Care

    by Garuth Chalfont ...
    Series series University of Bradford Dementia Good Practice Guides
    Maintaining a connection to nature is increasingly recognised as an important component of caring for a person with dementia. Design for Nature in Dementia Care provides comprehensive examples of ways to connect to nature through indoor and outdoor activities.The author describes a wide range of activities that offer a connection to nature, such as caring for house plants and pets, gardening and ... Read more

    $32.99 USD