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Bradford Dementia Group Good Practice Guides
Edited by Murna Downs, Chair in Dementia Studies, University of Bradford, UK
This series constitutes a set of accessible, jargon-free, evidence-based good practice guides for all those involved in the care of people with dementia and their families. The series draws together a range of evidence including the experience of people with dementia and their families, practice wisdom, and research and scholarship to promote quality of life and quality of care.
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A Good Practice Guide to Delivering Person-Centred Care
Hazel May, Paul Edwards and Dawn Brooker
The correlation between `disengagement' and illness in people with dementia living in long-term care settings is becoming more widely recognised, and developing and adapting front-line staff responses to the changing needs of individuals is a crucial factor in addressing this problem.
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-405-6, 297mm x 210mm / 11in x 8.5in, 176pp, July 2009, £25.00, $47.50
Categories: Dementia, Health, Social Work and Social Care, Working with Older People
Garuth Chalfont
Maintaining a connection to nature is increasingly recognised as an important component of caring for a person with dementia. The benefits of connecting the subjective experience of dementia...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-571-8, 297mm x 210mm / 11in x 8.5in, 176pp, 2007, £19.99, $34.95
Categories: Dementia, Health, Social Work and Social Care, Working with Older People
Stephen Hopker
This comprehensive book looks at the use of medication in dementia care. It gives guidance on the drug treatments which are currently available to people with dementia, detailing how they can be...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-760-4, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 128pp, 1999, £16.99, $27.95
Category: Dementia
Making Difficult Decisions
Julian C. Hughes and Clive Baldwin
There are always difficult day to day decisions to be faced when caring for a person with dementia – from knowing how to deal with wandering to end of life decisions. Many of these...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-357-8, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 144pp, 2006, £14.99, $29.95
Categories: Dementia, Health, Social Work and Social Care, Working with Older People
Edited by Anthea Innes and Karen Hatfield
Offering practical advice for arts therapists and health care professionals, this book emphasizes the importance of putting the individual before the illness to provide holistic, person-centred...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-038-6, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 128pp, 2001, £18.99, $29.95
Categories: Art Therapy, Dementia
A Relationship-Centred Approach to Dementia Care
Bob Woods, John Keady and Diane Seddon
Families often wrestle with the decision to move a person with dementia into a care home. The decision can be highly charged and emotional, involving feelings of loss, sadness and guilt....
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-229-8, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 144pp, 2007, £14.99, $27.95
Categories: Dementia, Health, Social Work and Social Care, Working with Older People
A Training Package for Involving Families in Dementia Care Homes
Bob Woods, John Keady, Helen Ross and Clare Wenger
Following admission to a care home, family and friends may feel uncertain as to how they now 'fit in' to their loved one's life. This training package, comprising a booklet and DVD, is designed...
DVD, ISBN: 978-1-84310-675-3, 32pp, 2008, £25.52 + VAT = £29.35, $58.50
Categories: Dementia, Health, Social Work and Social Care
Making Services Better
Dawn Brooker
The term person centred care has been widely used, misused and ill defined. It is used frequently in the aims and objectives for dementia care services and provision, although in practice what...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-337-0, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 160pp, 2006, £15.99, $22.95
Categories: Dementia, Health, Social Work and Social Care, Working with Older People
A Practical Resource for Carers of People with Cognitive Impairment
3rd edition
Jackie Pool
Praise for the first edition:
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-594-7, 297mm x 210mm / 11in x 8.5in, 176pp, 2007, £25.00, $45.00
Categories: Dementia, Intellectual Disabilities
Steve Iliffe and Vari Drennan
This practice and training guide is written with the needs of health and social care professionals working with people with dementia in mind. Drawing together theoretical considerations and...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-997-4, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 160pp, 2001, £16.99, $38.95
Category: Dementia
Reminiscence in Dementia Care: A Guide to Good Practice
Pam Schweitzer and Errollyn Bruce
Reminiscence is a vital way to stimulate communication and promote confidence and self-worth in people with dementia. This practical guide is designed to give those who care for people with...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-649-4, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 224pp, 2008, £19.99, $45.00
Categories: Dementia, Dramatherapy and Psychodrama, Working with Older People
Good Practice and Care Management
Margaret Anne Tibbs
A practical resource written specifically for social care professionals working with people with dementia and their families, this book gives guidance on person-centred good practice throughout...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-904-2, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 176pp, 2001, £16.99, $29.95
Category: Dementia
Anthea Innes
Using the latest ideas on good practice from the Bradford Dementia Group, Anthea Innes provides a complete and concise guide to running a training programme for dementia care workers. She begins...
Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-761-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 128pp, 1999, £16.99, $32.95
Category: Dementia
