Sporting reminiscence can have a significant impact on wellbeing. This article looks at an intergenerational men's sports reminiscence group which ran at a day hospital providing therapeutic care for older people with mood-related or dementia-related difficulties. Feedback from participants, staff and boys attending the group was positive and the organisers conclude that the intergenerational
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Sporting reminiscence can have a significant impact on wellbeing. This article looks at an intergenerational men's sports reminiscence group which ran at a day hospital providing therapeutic care for older people with mood-related or dementia-related difficulties. Feedback from participants, staff and boys attending the group was positive and the organisers conclude that the intergenerational approach to sporting reminiscence would act as a useful template for future events.
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A report by the Mental Health Foundation (What is truth? and inquiry about truth and lying in dementia care, 2016) set out the pros and cons of using untruths. In this article, the authors describe a practical framework which allows "therapeutic lies" as a last resort.
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A report by the Mental Health Foundation (What is truth? and inquiry about truth and lying in dementia care, 2016) set out the pros and cons of using untruths. In this article, the authors describe a practical framework which allows "therapeutic lies" as a last resort.
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A specialist behaviours that challenge (BC) team in Newcastle who are part of the Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Service (NCBS), use workshop exercises in their teaching programmes to help staff reflect o the impact of habits, personality, environmental factors and staff interactions with people who have dementia. This article describes an in-session teaching task aimed at getting care home...
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A specialist behaviours that challenge (BC) team in Newcastle who are part of the Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Service (NCBS), use workshop exercises in their teaching programmes to help staff reflect o the impact of habits, personality, environmental factors and staff interactions with people who have dementia. This article describes an in-session teaching task aimed at getting care home staff to empathise with their residents' experiences of what it must be like to reside in 24 hour care. In addition to increasing staff empathy, the exercise helped care staff to see that some of their residents' reactions may not be due to dementia, but rather to the difficulties of living in care.
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GARCIA-GUZMAN Azucena, LADINSKA-MUKAETOVA Elizabeta, JAMES Ian
Journal article citation:
Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 12(5), 2013, pp.523-535.
Publisher:
Sage
A dance-based intervention using Latin ballroom was introduced to people with dementia in care homes. This was a grounded theory qualitative study. Thirteen of the 22 participants had dementia and were care-home residents. The remaining participants were care staff and facilitators of the dance sessions. Interviews were undertaken with seven people with dementia and nine staff, resulting in two...
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A dance-based intervention using Latin ballroom was introduced to people with dementia in care homes. This was a grounded theory qualitative study. Thirteen of the 22 participants had dementia and were care-home residents. The remaining participants were care staff and facilitators of the dance sessions. Interviews were undertaken with seven people with dementia and nine staff, resulting in two separate sets of grounded theory methodologies. Two conceptual models, outlining positive outcomes and negative concerns of the use of Latin ballroom were developed, depicting the experiences of people with dementia and care staff respectively. The intervention was found to enhance positive emotional states and general levels of satisfaction for both people with dementia and care staff. The details of these findings have been used to design a quantitative study.
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Subject terms:
dementia, care homes, residents, intervention, dance, care workers, emotions;
Aging and Mental Health, 14(3), April 2010, pp.255-262.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
The use of lies in dementia care settings is endemic. Paradoxically, although many staff groups use deceptive techniques frequently, they are uncomfortable about acknowledging their actions. This article examines the issue of deception, using a 2-phased study design. The first phase involved developing a 16-item questionnaire to investigate attitudes towards lying to people with dementia
The use of lies in dementia care settings is endemic. Paradoxically, although many staff groups use deceptive techniques frequently, they are uncomfortable about acknowledging their actions. This article examines the issue of deception, using a 2-phased study design. The first phase involved developing a 16-item questionnaire to investigate attitudes towards lying to people with dementia. The second phase involved a workshop of 34 delegates attending a national UK older people’s psychology conference. In this workshop information on the use of lies was presented to determine whether it would lead to attitude change. The developed questionnaire and other measures of change were used in pre and post assessment of the effectiveness of the workshop in modifying attitudes to lying in professionals. The paper reports on the psychometric properties of the questionnaire. The results of the workshop demonstrate that the participants develop a more positive attitude towards the use of lies post workshop. The reasons underpinning changes in attitude are discussed. This study contributes to a more informed understanding regarding both the definition and use of lies. On the whole, participants developed a less generic perspective about lying, becoming more supportive of lies when used in specific situations in the best interests of the recipients.
Subject terms:
older people, social care staff, attitudes, care homes, communication, dementia, ethics;
This new research-based guide is for everyone concerned with improving care, including home managers, team leaders, trainers, care home inspectors and anyone providing organisational consultancy. It includes guidance on: achieving real quality care in a care home; effective ways of translating standards into practical activities; resolving staff concerns about changes.
This new research-based guide is for everyone concerned with improving care, including home managers, team leaders, trainers, care home inspectors and anyone providing organisational consultancy. It includes guidance on: achieving real quality care in a care home; effective ways of translating standards into practical activities; resolving staff concerns about changes.
Subject terms:
social work approaches, standards, carers, care homes, dementia, evidence-based practice;
Journal of Dementia Care, 15(5), September 2007, pp.19-22.
Publisher:
Hawker
This article provides a brief introduction to the Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Service framework and illustrates how the approach helps in understanding the factors involved in why people behave in ways that are found to be challenging.
This article provides a brief introduction to the Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Service framework and illustrates how the approach helps in understanding the factors involved in why people behave in ways that are found to be challenging.
Subject terms:
intervention, models, needs, residents, assessment, challenging behaviour, care homes, care workers, dementia;
Journal of Dementia Care, 14(2), March 2006, pp.16-17.
Publisher:
Hawker
The authors, who have spent 18 months carrying out experimental research in the area, provide a summary of some of the empirical findings about the use of dolls in dementia care. They do so in response to an article by Jane Verity in an earlier edition of the Journal of Dementia Care.
The authors, who have spent 18 months carrying out experimental research in the area, provide a summary of some of the empirical findings about the use of dolls in dementia care. They do so in response to an article by Jane Verity in an earlier edition of the Journal of Dementia Care.
Subject terms:
older people, therapies, therapy and treatment, dementia;
Journal of Dementia Care, 13(3), May 2005, pp.19-21.
Publisher:
Hawker
The authors report on their recent research into doll therapy for people with dementia who also present challenging behaviour. Dolls were used by 14 residents in two homes in the north east of England. The views of 46 staff regarding the impact of the dolls were collected. Reports on the findings of the study, which were favourable for both residents and staff, suggests some explanations for why
The authors report on their recent research into doll therapy for people with dementia who also present challenging behaviour. Dolls were used by 14 residents in two homes in the north east of England. The views of 46 staff regarding the impact of the dolls were collected. Reports on the findings of the study, which were favourable for both residents and staff, suggests some explanations for why the approach worked and also highlights some of the problems.
Subject terms:
social skills, therapies, therapy and treatment, challenging behaviour, communication, dementia, ethics;