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'They have started to call it their club': a survey of staff views of dementia-specific day care centres in Ireland
- Authors:
- CAHILL Suzanne, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 2(1), February 2003, pp.85-103.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article reports survey data on a study of 18 day centres providing dementia-specific care across the Republic of Ireland. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 77 practitioners (nurses in charge, care staff and branch managers). The focus of the research was on examining staff views of the physical characteristics of day care settings, the effectiveness of day care and staff views on the major benefits derived from day care attendance. The research also explored the perceptions of staff on how design features could be improved and their views on challenging behaviours, the suitability of certain clients for day care, staff training needs and the cost of care.