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Staying home alone: working in the community with older people who have dementia
- Author:
- MCDONALD Annette
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 98p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This is a training pack with simply structured guidelines, notes for facilitators and clear learning objectives. It is specifically geared towards the training needs of home care workers. Each workshop is cross-referenced to S/NVQ Units in Care Level 2. The sessions are designed to help staff understand their own attitudes and assumptions and to re-think their practice through case scenarios. It includes a factual session on 'what is not dementia' which is an important area of knowledge for home care workers, and one which not all training packs include. Practical guidance is given on how to apply person-centred principles, and action planning sheets are included for staff to take away and consider how to put their learning into practice.
Not alone: a good practice guide to working with people with dementia in sheltered housing
- Authors:
- MCDONALD Annette, CURTIS Jaqueline
- Publisher:
- Housing Corporation/Anchor Trust
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This good practice guide is based on the principles which guide the Anchor Trust's approach to mental health. These include: non discrimination in accessing and using housing care and support services; support for initiatives and partnerships with other organisations; user focus; expectations of full quality of life issues for users; and the principle that every person is an individual. Topics covered include: understanding dementia; challenging behaviour; older people from ethnic groups; research and overview; and the effect on carers.