Journal of Dementia Care, 17(3), May 2009, pp.37-38.
Publisher:
Hawker
The Australian study, Caring for Aged Dementia Care Resident Study (CADRES) provided evidence to show that both person-centred care and Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) reduces agitation in people with dementia living in residential care. The study compared these two complex interventions across fifteen residential care homes. This article summarises the research and its findings, and offers some
The Australian study, Caring for Aged Dementia Care Resident Study (CADRES) provided evidence to show that both person-centred care and Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) reduces agitation in people with dementia living in residential care. The study compared these two complex interventions across fifteen residential care homes. This article summarises the research and its findings, and offers some reflections on the research.
Subject terms:
person-centred care, person-centred planning, psychosocial intervention, challenging behaviour, care homes, dementia, agitation;