| Evaluation in Dementia Care Contributor(s): Innes, Anthea (Editor), McCabe, Louise (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1843104296 ISBN-13: 9781843104292 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: This authoritative collection sets out the critical role and application of evaluation in identifying and developing good practice in a range of dementia care settings. The contributors discuss the evaluation of care at different levels and in various settings, particularly long stay care, covering evaluation methods, ethics, use of technology and the user's role in the evaluation process itself. Their contributions on evaluating aspects of dementia care ranging from life story work and environmental considerations to medication and dementia care mapping is a useful basis for the discussion of future challenges in evaluation of dementia care. Practical and theoretical, this wide-ranging text is essential reading for dementia care practitioners at all levels, as well as students and researchers interested in dementia care practice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Nursing - Psychiatric & Mental Health |
| Dewey: 616.83 |
| LCCN: 2006019503 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.38" W x 9.18" (0.91 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This authoritative collection sets out the critical role and application of evaluation in identifying and developing good practice in a range of dementia care settings. The contributors discuss the evaluation of care at different levels and in various settings, particularly long stay care, covering evaluation methods, ethics, use of technology and the user's role in the evaluation process itself. Their contributions on evaluating aspects of dementia care ranging from life story work and environmental considerations to medication and dementia care mapping is a useful basis for the discussion of future challenges in evaluation of dementia care. Practical and theoretical, this wide-ranging text is essential reading for dementia care practitioners at all levels, as well as students and researchers interested in dementia care practice. |
Contributor Bio(s): McCabe, Louise: - Louise McCabe Ph.D is a lecturer in Dementia Studies at the University of Stirling. Her research interests focus on people with dementia and associated policy and practice issues. To date published work has included research on social policy and services for people with dementia in the UK and India; policy and service issues for people with alcohol related dementia; and frontline health and social care staff. Her current research grants bring together an interest in how lifestyle choices around health, exercise and alcohol use can influence the experiences of people with dementia. She also teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate dementia studies courses at the University of Stirling. |