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Each day is different: an introduction to the care and support of people with dementia
- Author:
- ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY
- Publisher:
- Alzheimer's Society
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
This booklet is a beginner's guide to working with people with dementia. It is designed to help staff in the first few weeks in their role and will also be useful for those who have been working with people with dementia for a while. The booklet provides practical tips on how staff should approach working with people with dementia and also suggests simple ways to boost confidence to make a real difference to the lives of people with dementia. Contents include chapters on: each day is different; The first days in the job; What is dementia; You can make a difference; It’s good to talk; dignity; understanding how dementia affects behaviour; enjoy your work; and further information.
Caregiving in the Pacific Rim: a comparison of Asian and non-Asian caregiving experiences
- Authors:
- ARNBERGER Pam, CHANG Nathan, MENSENDIER Martha
- Journal article citation:
- Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, 19(2), December 2009, pp.38-51.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Surveys of informal carers in California and Hawaii in 2002 and 2007 respectively were combined and analysed to see if there is a uniquely Asian model of caregiving. Differences between Asian and non-Asian carers exist; there were more Asian male carers, Asian carers had significantly higher socio-economic status measured by education and income, fewer of the Asian carers were born in the United States and were more likely to be caring for parents and in-laws than carers from other ethnicities who were more likely to be spouses or friends. With over half of carers unemployed, Asian carers had more likely given up work, rather than be retired or alter their work status. Asian carers provided care for longer periods, were more likely to have help, less likely to admit caregiving was affecting family life and emotional stress. Asian carers, while respecting their caregiving traditions, experience difficulties in adapting them into their lives. Asians are less likely to feel they are setting an example to family and experience fewer rewards. A unique style of Asian caregiving is identified, but to assume that all Asian carers are managing and the best cost effectiveness is achieved by making dramatic sacrifices such as giving up skilled work is incorrect. Research to determine areas of needed assistance and to develop culturally sensitive policies to encourage Asian carers to utilise available support is suggested.
Understanding Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
- Authors:
- GRAHAM Nori, WARNER James
- Publisher:
- Family Doctor
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 160p.
- Place of publication:
- Poole
Dementia is a term used to describe any condition where a variety of different brain functions such as memory, thinking, recognition, language, planning and personality deteriorate over time. Everyone gets more forgetful as they get older but that does not mean that they have dementia - it is not part of normal ageing. The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer's disease, but there are several other types. This book is intended for patients and carers and for anyone who may be worried that they or one their family or friends may have dementia. Chapters include: Symptoms of dementia; Treatments for dementia; Living with dementia; Future prospects.
The inter-relationship between formal and informal care: a study in France and Israel
- Authors:
- LITWIN Howard, ATTIAS-DONFUT Claudine
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 29(1), January 2009, pp.71-91.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This study examined whether formal care services delivered to frail older people's homes in France and Israel substitute for or complement informal support. The two countries have comparable family welfare systems but many historical, cultural and religious differences. Data for the respondents aged 75 or more years at the first wave of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) were analysed. Regressions were examined of three patterns of care from outside the household: informal support only, formal support only and both formal and informal care, with the predictor variables including whether informal help was provided by a family member living in the household. The results revealed that about one-half of the respondents received no help at all (France 51%, Israel 55%), about one-tenth received care from a household member (France 8%, Israel 10%), and one-third were helped by informal carers from outside the household (France 34%, Israel 33%). More French respondents (35%) received formal care services at home than Israelis (27%). Most predictors of the care patterns were similar in the two countries. The analysis showed that complementarity is a common outcome of the co-existence of formal and informal care, and that mixed provision occurs more frequently in situations of greater need. It is also shown that spouse care-givers had less formal home-care supports than either co-resident children or other family care-givers. Even so, spouses, children and other family care-givers all had considerable support from formal home-delivered care.
Caring in the older population: a research brief for local authorities
- Author:
- LLOYD James
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document is for local authorities engaged in planning and delivering services to support older carers and summarises ILC -UK and the National Centre for Social Research's Living and caring?: an investigation of the experience of older carers. It gives key points, the background and the characteristics of care provision and discusses access to services, leisure, health, housing, and quality of life and care recipients.
The nature of informal caregiving for medically ill older people with and without depression
- Authors:
- McCUSKER Jane, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24(3), March 2009, pp.239-246.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In this Canadian study 154 patient-caregiver pairs were recruited from a larger prospective observational study of three groups of medical inpatients aged 65 and over, with major, minor, and no depression, respectively, and with at most mild cognitive impairment. Interviews were conducted at the time of hospital admission to assess characteristics of patients (disability, comorbidity, perceptions of support) and caregivers (relationship, residence, types of assistance and time spent caregiving). Time spent on the physical tasks of caregiving (assistance with activities of daily living, physical care, transport) was estimated by all caregivers. Time spent on emotional or other support was estimated only for non-coresident caregivers. In multivariable analyses, neither major nor minor depression was associated with time spent on physical support; major depression was associated with significantly increased time spent by non-coresident caregivers on emotional or other support; minor depression was associated with perceived inadequacy of support. Major depression is independently associated with greater time spent by non-coresident caregivers on emotional or other support; minor depression is associated with perceived inadequacy of support.
10 helpful hints for carers: practical solutions for carers living with people with dementia
- Authors:
- ANDREWS June, HOUSE Allan
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Dementia Services Development Centre
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 55p.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
This easy to read guide provides simple, practical solutions to the everyday problems family carers can face when looking after a person with dementia. It is based on a literature review. The seven sections each give ten suggested solutions or helpful hints and cover how to create a relaxing environment and how to cope with aggression, agitation or anxiety, depression, hallucination, sleeplessness, and wandering. The final section of the booklet lists organisations or services that might provide help.
What works well in community care: supporting older people in their own homes and community networks
- Authors:
- SEDDON Diane, HARPER Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 10(4), December 2009, pp.8-17.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This paper presents findings from a qualitative study that sought to identify what works well in supporting older people to live in their own homes and local communities. Data was collected from 6 focus groups convened with key stakeholders: 2 with older people, 2 with carers, 1 with direct service providers, and 1 with care managers. When considering what helps older people to live in their own homes and local communities the themes that emerged from the focus groups were person-centred support, maintaining community connections, and flexible support arrangements. To be effective, support needs to be underpinned by a person-centred approach which takes into account individual preferences and priorities, and is organised locally to where older people live. Statutory organisations are often constrained by restrictive thinking and financial pressures lead to resource-centred rather than person-centred responses to individuals in need. The findings suggest that commissioners of services should be more creative in developing flexible providers in local communities. The potential of an action research programme to explore these ideas and enable processes for development, outcomes for older people, their carers and the communities in which they live, as well as the costs, to be tested comparatively with traditional services is noted.
A systematic review of interventions for elder abuse
- Authors:
- PLOEG Jenny, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 21(3), July 2009, pp.187-210.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The purpose of this study was to use rigorous systematic review methods to summarise the effectiveness of interventions for elder abuse. Only eight studies met the inclusion criteria. Evidence regarding the recurrence of abuse following intervention was limited, but the interventions for which this outcome was reported failed to reduce, and may even have increased, the likelihood of recurrence. Elder abuse interventions had no significant effect on case resolution and at-risk carer outcomes, and had mixed results regarding professional knowledge and behaviour related to elder abuse. The studies had significant methodological limitations that limit the ability to draw conclusions about the effectiveness of these interventions.
Understanding the experiences and needs of people with dementia and sight loss
- Authors:
- LAWRENCE Vanessa, MURRAY Joanna
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 13(3), September 2009, pp.29-33.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The authors present the findings of their research into how sight loss and dementia affects the lives of older people and their carers, based on 19 case studies in London and the south east involving interviews with 17 people with sight loss and dementia, 17 family carers and 18 care professionals who worked with them. Analysis of the case studies identified 7 areas of concern: joint sight loss and dementia created a sense of disorientation in many older people; concerns about safety threatened older people's independence; experiencing one form of loss increased the difficulty of accepting the second; visual hallucinations were common and disruptive; older people were highly vulnerable to isolation; family carers faced considerable demands; there was a risk of sight loss being overlooked in dementia care. The authors conclude that it is important that service providers and staff within dementia care settings recognise that sight loss creates needs that require extra time and attention from staff in order to support individuals in a way that promotes rather than undermines their autonomy.