Product Description

"The book, aimed at practitioners, professionals and academics, involves an impressive and wide-ranging array of contributors from both the UK and the US.
The book includes learning objectives and exercises, encouraging the reader to actively engage with the material. There is also an insightful preface from Daphne Wallace, a retired psychiatrist now experiencing early dementia.
It's an admirably comprehensive and user-friendly resource for anyone with a professional or personal interest in excellent dementia care."
Communitycare

"Written by leading theorists from a range of countries, this comprehensive text is a unique achievement. It is divided into four parts: principles and perspectives; knowledge and skills for supporting people with dementia; journeys through dementia care; and embedding experience in dementia care. Despite there being 46 contributors, there is a consistent voice addressing current thinking in dementia care, with good cross referencing. Expertise of researchers, practitioners and academic tutors is brought together in a stimulating, informative and sometimes provocative read."
Nursing Standard

"Dementia care has come of age with this book. It is an impeccably crafted collection of papers from eminent experts on both sides of the Atlantic. The book demonstrates confidence, based on both research evidence and well-grounded good practice, and a solid set of shared values both explicit and implicit. The contributors are refreshingly candid about debates and controversies. This book is authoritative and readable which makes it useful to a wide audience. It will provide knowledge, encouragement and motivation to a hard pressed workforce."
Mary Marshall OBE, Emeritus Professor, University of Stirling, Scotland

This landmark textbook draws on the extensive knowledge of researchers, practitioners, and professionals in the care of people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. It is informed both by a profound respect for people with dementia and a commitment to including them in decisions about their care and lives. While focusing on care for people with dementia, this core text also addresses the most pressing concerns of families by promoting practices and services that recognise the full humanity of their relative with dementia. In addressing the many complex issues related to offering support to people with dementia and those who care for them, this timely textbook is unique in emphasising strategies for creating sustainable change in practice. The book includes examples from a range of countries, drawn from research, practice wisdom and, most importantly, from the experience of people with dementia and their families.

This key text offers valuable insights about how to:

• Provide competent and compassionate care for people with Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias
• Build systems to provide effective care
• Encourage collaboration among multi disciplinary professionals and users and carers
• Support those caring for people with dementia
• Ensure those with dementia maintain dignity, well-being and meaningful participation in life

Excellence in Dementia Care is a vital resource for those working with people with dementia. It provides an accessible yet sophisticated overview of the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to achieve excellence. It is an essential handbook for those responsible for training, education and skills development in dementia care.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #130264 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 640 pages

About the Author
Murna Downs is Chair in Dementia Studies and Head of the Bradford Dementia Group at Bradford University, UK.

Barbara Bowers is a professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA and holds an adjunct position at the Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia.

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Customer Reviews

Essential knowledge if you care about dementia
I highly recommend this book to everyone who work with people with dementia.If you have got any questions or dilemmas,you will find the answer in this book.You can not stop to read once started.

Excellence in Dementia Care
Excellence in Dementia Care: Principles and Practice

This is probably my favourite book on dementia, it is written by various specialist in the field and is very informative. As it is very new the material is up to date. I have suggested this book to my colleagues, most of the students on my course have also bought it.

If you are looking for a good all round book on dementia this is the one!