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Evaluation of the Angus Gold project (a partnership approach to digital education and social inclusion)
- Authors:
- WARD Richard, FERGUSON Julie, MURRAY Sue
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 81p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Angus Gold is a digital inclusion initiative allied to a broader programme of health education and improvements to engagement with services for the 50+ population. Following the end of a three-year pilot phase funded by the Scottish Government, a team from the RBS Centre for the Older Person’s Agenda at Queen Margaret University was commissioned to undertake an evaluation of the project. The aim of this project was to evaluate the Angus Gold project with a focus on identifying and reporting lessons learned for dissemination to local authorities and other organisations engaged in this type of activity.
Dementia and place: practices, experiences and connections
- Authors:
- CLARK Andrew, PHILLIPSON Lyn
- Editor:
- WARD Richard
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 238
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Giving voice to the lived experiences of people with dementia across the globe, including Australia, Canada, Sweden and the UK, this critical and evidence-based collection engages with the realities of life for people living with dementia at home and within their neighbourhoods. This insightful text addresses the fundamental social aspects of environment, including place attachment, belonging and connectivity. The chapters reveal the potential and expose the challenges for practitioners and researchers as dementia care shifts to a neighbourhood setting. The unique 'neighbourhood-centred' perspective provides an innovative guide for policy and practice and calls for a new place-based culture of care and support in the neighbourhood. (Edited publisher abstract)
Dignity in care settings: the Hair and Care project
- Authors:
- CAMPBELL Sarah, WARD Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 20(6), November 2012, pp.22-24.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The ‘Hair and Care project’ is ongoing project which explores the importance of appearance in the everyday lives of people with dementia. In part it does this by exploring the role of hairdressing services in care settings. The arrival of the hairdresser and their efforts to create some kind of salon space is a regular occurrence within dementia care settings. The aim of this project is to identify and share examples of good practice to support this day-to-day aspect of dementia care. Over a 10-month period, observations and filming was carried out with people with dementia in a number of settings, as well as talking to staff, family carers, and people with dementia. Early findings show that the care-based salon offers an opportunity for a different kind of supportive relationship within places such as hospitals and care homes. Two case studies are presented which demonstrate examples of good practice in the area of appearance-related work in health and social care settings. Future plans to develop networks around this area of work are outlined.
Neither silent nor invisible: a comparison of two participative projects involving older lesbians and gay men in the United Kingdom
- Authors:
- WARD Richard, RIVER Lindsay, FENGE Lee-Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, 20(1/2), 2008, pp.147-165.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
A comparative review of two participative projects (the Polari in Partnership Project and Gay Grey) involving older lesbians and gay men in different parts of the UK is reported. Both set out to promote local networks of lesbians and gay men, support and facilitate their input to and commentary on local services, and act as a prototype model for consultation. The projects, which both ran for three years, are compared in terms of their launch, management, outputs and outcomes, and comparative strengths and weaknesses are identified. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Researching age and multiple discrimination
- Editors:
- WARD Richard, BYTHEWAY Bill, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Centre for Policy on Ageing
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 100p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A new report published by the Centre suggests that a rights based agenda to tackle inequalities relies heavily on identity categories, such as 'older people'. But our everyday lives, including experiences of discrimination, rarely unfold according to neat categories of social difference. Consequently there is a need to engage with everyday experiences of discrimination and thereby to address the complexities of age-based inequalities. This report considers some of the problems associated with certain categories that apply to later life. The report is part of a series on ageing research from CPA and the Centre for Ageing and Biographical Studies, the Open University.
A different story: exploring patterns of communication in residential dementia care
- Authors:
- WARD Richard, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 28(5), July 2008, pp.629-651.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This article reports findings from a three-year project that explored communication in dementia-care settings. As the proportion of people with dementia living in British care-homes continues to grow, there is a need to understand better their care. Using a range of qualitative methods, the project set out to identify the constituent elements of dementia-care practice and the patterns that characterise day-to-day relations in care homes. The tightly prescribed and standardised nature of the interactions between staff and residents is described: it raises questions about the capacity for dementia care to be truly person-centred. The project found that people with dementia are both capable of communication, and invest much effort in seeking to engage those around them, but are excluded from the monitoring, planning and provision of care in ways that the authors argue are discriminatory. The case is made for promoting and supporting communication as key skills and competencies for care workers. The value of measuring the level and quality of communication as a means to evaluate care is demonstrated. The authors question the priorities that currently guide care practice and argue that people with dementia need to be listened to and that there needs to be a rethink about what lies at the heart of dementia care.
What is dementia care? 1. Dementia is communication
- Authors:
- WARD Richard, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 13(6), November 2005, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
In this, the first of three articles, the authors outline and examine the differing dimensions of dementia care. It draws on the findings of a three-year study of communication and dementia care conducted by Middlesex University and Jewish Care. The study explored caring relations across residential, day and home care and this article focuses on the findings from the residential phase of the project.
Waiting to be heard: dementia and the gay community
- Author:
- WARD Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 8(3), May 2000, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The views and experiences of lesbians and gay men with dementia, and their carers, are largely unrecognised, no one is taking responsibility either for investigating, or meeting, their needs. Discusses the issues.