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Person-Centred dementia care. Making services better

01 June 2007

Nursing Older People

Book Review

This excellent text is appropriate for nurses at all levels and specialties who may have contact with older adults and people with dementia. Anyone working with...

Integrated textbook of geriatric mental health

01 September 2012

Nursing Older People

Book Review

ALTHOUGH ITS data and policy discussions have an American focus, this book offers relevant information about older people’s mental health.

Dementia Care

26 September 2014

Nursing Older People

Book Review

THIS SHORT nursing and health survival guide contains multiple sections that are the cornerstones of good dementia care. It opens with an overview exploring...

The dementia care workbook

01 November 2010

Nursing Older People

Book Review

Person-centred care and seeing the person with dementia and not their diagnosis is the focus of this book. It succeeds in capturing the lived experience of dementia...

It’s me grandma! it’s me!

01 September 2011

Nursing Older People

Book Review

IT Is great to read a publication that focuses on younger children’s experiences of a relative who has dementia, while also considering the effect on the whole...

Living Well with Dementia

29 August 2014

Nursing Older People

Book Review

ALL NURSES and healthcare professionals working with people who have dementia will find much of relevance to practice in this book, namely the chapters on exploring...

Understanding care homes

01 May 2009

Nursing Older People

Book Review

THIS BOOK is an excellent text and it is encouraging to see a text that focuses on research and development possibilities in care homes. The text is highly...

Keeping Mum: Caring for Someone with Dementia

01 October 2011

Nursing Older People

Book Review

AlTHOUGH THIS book focuses predominantly on a lay carer’s experiences of caring for a relative with dementia in the UK it would be suitable for health and social...

Therapeutic touch in dementia care

01 September 2002

Nursing Older People

Nursing practice

Touch, in its purest sense, is considered by many as a core aspect of care-giving and of the nurse-patient relationship. Touch is a fundamental element in nursing...

Caring for people with dementia in non-specialist settings

09 July 2009

Nursing Older People

Feature

This article provides a selective review and discussion of the literature focusing on educational issues for adult health nurses caring for people with dementia in...