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Editorial As I write this, my experience to explain their company’s approach husband’s 95-year-old to dementia care, which has eased his ‘aggressive’ grandmother is lying behaviour and given his family peace of mind. in hospital having Ahead of this personalised look into dementia, suffered a nasty fall we begin with an examination of the strategic that fractured her delivery of services post-publication of the national right hip and wrist. dementia strategy for England. Toby Williamson She has had a hip begins, welcoming the strategy with an eye on the replacement and her future that may indicate the elevation of older recovery has now people’s mental health to that of other adults’ started; though this mental health services. Andrew Chidgey then sets is slow and so far has out the guidance that his charity has produced for been a bit of a roller coaster as some days are good, commissioners of dementia services; and, based others bad. We and she are frustrated. We, because on their research, Ann McDonald and Becky Heath we do not know what will happen next; she may introduce a rural perspective and explain the return home, she may not. She, because she’s fed challenges faced by health and social care agencies up with lying in that bed and some days does not in these locations when supporting people with know or understand what is being done to her, not dementia. Giving the housing perspective is Sally helped by her loss of sight and hearing. Bell, who reflects on her career to date and the Of the many other emotions that we are feeling, initiatives that she has been part of to support I make particular mention of frustration because residents with dementia. it raises its ugly head as an underlying theme in Our last two contributors to mention are Rupert a number of articles featured in this edition that McShane and Lindsey Skelt, who reveal the results focuses on dementia: a mental health issue I know, of their trial of GPS devices to monitor the not physical, but old age does not differentiate. Of movements of people with dementia. This is a the nine articles in this issue, four allude to this: highly contentious subject, but our contributors Jane Buckle describes a revolutionary technique present their findings objectively and, in fact, leave that uses touch to ‘calm the agitation of dementia’; us with a question mark. If you have any views on Trish Vella Burrows describes a musical therapy this article, or any other in this issue, then please programme that is proving to alleviate stress and get in touch. enhance well-being for its participants; Vanessa Finally, my thanks to Stephen Weeks, who I Lawrence and Joanna Murray report their findings welcome to the journal as book reviews editor, from the first ever research study of people who and to cartoonist, Derek Wells; both of whose have combined dementia and sight loss; and continued support of the journal is the antonym Sheena Wyllie and Val Gains draw on a resident’s to frustration. Call for papers Working with Older People We would like to warmly invite new or experienced sFINANCIALANDSOCIALINCLUSION writers to submit work that highlights any changes sLEISUREANDCOMMUNITYACTIVITIES about to come into effect in health, housing, and sMENTALHEALTH social care services. The journal also reports and sPUBLICSERVICESANDENGAGEMENT discusses recent research findings, legislation and government consultation documents, and local Contributions are case study focused and are and national service initiatives. typically between 1,300 and 1,500 words. Every issue has articles from national and local experts working Contributions may focus on any topic, but in the past with older people, discussing relevant and important we have covered such areas as: topics. It is especially committed to giving service users a voice, and we welcome articles written by them sDIGNITYANDRESPECT – supported or otherwise. Potential contributors are sELDERABUSE encouraged to contact the editor (tel: 01656 864411; sENDOFLIFECAREANDATTITUDESTODEATH email: [email protected]) to discuss their ideas. Working with Older People September 2009 Volume 13 Issue 3 © Pier Professional Ltd http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Working with Older People Emerald Publishing

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Working with Older People , Volume 13 (3): 1 – Sep 25, 2009
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As I write this, my experience to explain their company’s approach husband’s 95-year-old to dementia care, which has eased his ‘aggressive’ grandmother is lying behaviour and given his family peace of mind. in hospital having Ahead of this personalised look into dementia, suffered a nasty fall we begin with an examination of the strategic that fractured her delivery of services post-publication of the national right hip and wrist. dementia strategy for England. Toby Williamson She has had a hip begins, welcoming the strategy with an eye on the replacement and her future that may indicate the elevation of older recovery has now people’s mental health to that of other adults’ started; though this mental health services. Andrew Chidgey then sets is slow and so far has out the guidance that his charity has produced for been a bit of a roller coaster as some days are good, commissioners of dementia services; and, based others bad. We and she are frustrated. We, because on their research, Ann McDonald and Becky Heath we do not know what will happen next; she may introduce a rural perspective and explain the return home, she may not. She, because she’s fed challenges faced by health and social care agencies up with lying in that bed and some days does not in these locations when supporting people with know or understand what is being done to her, not dementia. Giving the housing perspective is Sally helped by her loss of sight and hearing. Bell, who reflects on her career to date and the Of the many other emotions that we are feeling, initiatives that she has been part of to support I make particular mention of frustration because residents with dementia. it raises its ugly head as an underlying theme in Our last two contributors to mention are Rupert a number of articles featured in this edition that McShane and Lindsey Skelt, who reveal the results focuses on dementia: a mental health issue I know, of their trial of GPS devices to monitor the not physical, but old age does not differentiate. Of movements of people with dementia. This is a the nine articles in this issue, four allude to this: highly contentious subject, but our contributors Jane Buckle describes a revolutionary technique present their findings objectively and, in fact, leave that uses touch to ‘calm the agitation of dementia’; us with a question mark. If you have any views on Trish Vella Burrows describes a musical therapy this article, or any other in this issue, then please programme that is proving to alleviate stress and get in touch. enhance well-being for its participants; Vanessa Finally, my thanks to Stephen Weeks, who I Lawrence and Joanna Murray report their findings welcome to the journal as book reviews editor, from the first ever research study of people who and to cartoonist, Derek Wells; both of whose have combined dementia and sight loss; and continued support of the journal is the antonym Sheena Wyllie and Val Gains draw on a resident’s to frustration. Call for papers Working with Older People We would like to warmly invite new or experienced sFINANCIALANDSOCIALINCLUSION writers to submit work that highlights any changes sLEISUREANDCOMMUNITYACTIVITIES about to come into effect in health, housing, and sMENTALHEALTH social care services. The journal also reports and sPUBLICSERVICESANDENGAGEMENT discusses recent research findings, legislation and government consultation documents, and local Contributions are case study focused and are and national service initiatives. typically between 1,300 and 1,500 words. Every issue has articles from national and local experts working Contributions may focus on any topic, but in the past with older people, discussing relevant and important we have covered such areas as: topics. It is especially committed to giving service users a voice, and we welcome articles written by them sDIGNITYANDRESPECT – supported or otherwise. Potential contributors are sELDERABUSE encouraged to contact the editor (tel: 01656 864411; sENDOFLIFECAREANDATTITUDESTODEATH email: [email protected]) to discuss their ideas. Working with Older People September 2009 Volume 13 Issue 3 © Pier Professional Ltd

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