TY - JOUR
AU - Anka, Ann
AB - Murphy and Patel bring together key concepts, theories, models of practice and approaches in dementia care, as well as national policies and legal frameworks underpinning dementia care in the UK. The book consists of eight chapters covering: ‘Innovation within dementia care’; ‘Personalisation: What does it mean for people with dementia?’; ‘The dementia journey’; ‘Great support in the later stages of dementia’; ‘The shape of care and support’; ‘Skills for personalised support’; ‘Understanding behaviour and communication’; and ‘Developing and embedding person-centred cultures’. The chapters are accessible, are clearly presented and easy to follow. Case studies, infographics, table summaries of key concepts and reflective questions are used throughout the book to aid in understanding. Chapter 1 sets the context by providing data on the number of people affected by dementia in the UK. This chapter covers a lot of ground including personalisation and the personalisation agenda, self-directed support, personalisation within service settings, the dementia care triad, person-centred care, dementia care mapping, person-centred practice, the value of inclusion, person-centred planning, the VIPs framework (developed by Brooker 2004, cited in Murphy and Patel, 2021), the SENSES framework (by Nolan et al., 2006, cited in Murphy and Patel, 2021), enriched care planning and dementia, and age-friendly communities. Chapter 2 focuses on routes into personalisation, drawing from concepts such as normalisation, social and medical models, and malignant social psychology. The chapter then goes on to consider barriers faced by those living with dementia, as well as policy directives including the development of direct payments and models of practice used in dementia care (the citizen model vs the professional gift model). A definition of dementia is briefly provided in Chapter 3. This chapter also includes descriptions of different types of dementia (Alzheimer’s disease, Frontotemporal dementia including Pick’s disease, Vascular dementia, Dementia with Lewy bodies and Mixed dementia—Vascular dementia Alzheimer’s disease). Whilst the chapter is very useful for those new to dementia care, I was left with some disappointment as a result of the lack of inclusion of other rare types of dementia, for example, posterior cortical atrophy which is often missed by health and social care professionals (see Harding et al., 2018; Ziegler et al., 2020 for further reading) and those who are unfamiliar with the field would have found useful. Chapter 4 focuses on the support that can enable people with dementia to remain at home. It draws readers’ attention to the support already in place at the person’s own home. Guidance is provided on how to engage in positive communication with family and friends. The chapter also covers carers’ rights and eligibility determination and support in law. Innovative approaches for supporting family carers are offered including, for example, host family respite care and video respite care, which I found particularly interesting as, I imagine, would practitioners looking for innovative interventions that could support individuals living with dementia and their carers. The chapter ends with a table summary entitled ‘The dementia and personalisation journey’; the table provides useful information on what happens before diagnosis (1–3 years); getting diagnosed (1–2 years); early days after diagnosis; middle stages, later stages and end of life, which practitioners who work with those affected by dementia and their family carers would find useful. Chapter 5 centres on care and support for people with dementia in the later stages and at the end of life. The chapter includes the policy and legislative context of work, the rights of people with dementia and the provision of support. Chapter 6 focuses on effective skills and toolkits for engaging with people affected by dementia. Chapter 7 considers behaviour and communication. The chapter builds on the previous chapter and offers guidance on communication approaches and strategies that support those living with dementia and those caring for them. Chapter 8 considers strategic directives including policy and legal imperatives as well as barriers to and facilitators of personalisation. The authors conclude by providing information about organisations that work either directly or indirectly in dementia care. The chapter also provides a useful appended template that practitioners could use in their engagement with people living with dementia. This book adds to the body of knowledge in the field of dementia care by bringing together theories, models of practice and useful approaches that facilitate good dementia care and support as well as the legislative and policy imperatives in dementia care in the UK. The book will appeal to health and social care practitioners, including students engaged in dementia care or others who are interested in this area of practice both in the UK and internationally. References Harding E. , Sullivan M. P., Woodbridge R., Yong K. X. X., McIntyre A., Gilhooly M. L., Gilhooly K. J., Crutch S.J. ( 2018 ) ‘ Because my brain isn’t as active as it should be, my eyes don’t always see’: A qualitative exploration of the stress process for those living with posterior cortical atrophy ’, BMJ Open , 8 ( 2 ), pp. e018663 . Google Scholar Crossref Search ADS PubMed WorldCat Ziegler G. C. , Haarmann A., Daniels C., Herr A. ( 2020 ) ‘ The difficult diagnosis of posterior cortical atrophy in a 62-year-old woman ’, Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology , 33 ( 1 ), pp. 59 – 64 . Google Scholar Crossref Search ADS PubMed WorldCat © The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers. All rights reserved. This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model)
TI - Living a Good Life with Dementia: A practitioner's Guide, Liz Leach Murphy and Jayna Patel
JO - The British Journal of Social Work
DO - 10.1093/bjsw/bcac064
DA - 2022-04-07
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/living-a-good-life-with-dementia-a-practitioner-s-guide-liz-leach-1tV6Tenaap
SP - 1263
EP - 1265
VL - 53
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
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