scholarly journals Caring for older people with dementia: An exploratory study of staff knowledge and perception of training in three Australian dementia care facilities

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cindy Jones ◽  
Wendy Moyle ◽  
Gillian Stockwell-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Care Facilities

scholarly journals Looking “out of place”: analysing the spatial and symbolic meanings of dementia care settings through dress

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Buse ◽  
Julia Twigg
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Older People ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Private Space ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Symbolic Meanings ◽  
Institutional Space

The article explores how clothing exposes – and troubles – the ambiguous location of care homes on the boundaries of public/private, home/institutional space. It deploys a material analysis of the symbolic uses and meanings of dress, extending the remit of the new cultural gerontology to encompass the “fourth age,” and the lives of older people with dementia. The article draws on an ESRC-funded study “Dementia and Dress,” conducted in the United Kingdom (UK), which explored everyday experiences of clothing for people with dementia, carers and careworkers, using ethnographic and qualitative methods. Careworkers and managers were keen to emphasise the “homely” nature of care homes, yet this was sometimes at odds with the desire to maintain presentable and orderly bodies, and with institutional routines of bodywork. Residents’ use of clothing could disrupt boundaries of public/private space, materialising a sense of not being “at home,” and a desire to return there.

scholarly journals People with dementia in long-term care facilities: an exploratory study of their activities and participation

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (18) ◽  
pp. 1501-1508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vânia Rocha ◽  
Alda Marques ◽  
Margarida Pinto ◽  
Liliana Sousa ◽  
Daniela Figueiredo
Keyword(s):  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Care Facilities

scholarly journals A Pilot Study of the Impact of NHS Patient Transportation on Older People with Dementia

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Roberts ◽  
Stephen Curran ◽  
Virginia Minogue ◽  
Jane Shewan ◽  
Rebecca Spencer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Older People ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Formal Care ◽  
Transport Service ◽  
Patient Transport ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Care Mapping ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Dementia Care Mapping

Background. A pilot study using a mixed methodology was used to evaluate the effects of travelling on NHS Patient Transport Service ambulances on the experience of patients with dementia. The study assessed the feasibility of using Dementia Care Mapping in this setting and looked at the effects of the presence of designated staff teams on journeys, compared to journeys without such designated staff.Method. Dementia Care Mapping was used to observe and record participants' behaviour, mood, and engagement during their outward and return journeys to NHS hospital sites. Observations were analysed for themes relating to the effects of travelling on PTS across the two groups.Results and Conclusions. Participant's observed mood scores did not differ significantly across the two groups but the range of behaviours recorded on the escorted group journeys did and were reflective of formal care environments. The findings from this study highlight the importance of trained escorts on NHS PTS ambulances for people with dementia and provide important information regarding further research in this area.

scholarly journals Exposure to nature gardens has time-dependent associations with mood improvements for people with mid- and late-stage dementia: Innovative practice

Dementia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 627-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piran CL White ◽  
Jonathan Wyatt ◽  
Garuth Chalfont ◽  
J Martin Bland ◽  
Christopher Neale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Late Stage ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Outdoor Space ◽  
The Uk

Exposure to green space and nature has a potential role to play in the care of people with dementia, with possible benefits including improved mood and slower disease progression. In this observational study at a dementia care facility in the UK, we used carer-assessed measures to evaluate change in mood of residents with mid- to late-stage dementia following exposure to a nature garden. We found that exposure to nature was associated with a beneficial change in patient mood. There was a non-linear relationship between time spent outdoors and mood outcome. Improvements in patient mood were associated with relatively short duration exposures to nature, and no additional measureable increases in mood were found with exposures beyond 80–90 minutes duration. Whilst further investigation is required before causality can be determined, these results raise important questions for policy about the integration of outdoor space into the design of dementia care facilities and programmes.

scholarly journals Levels of physical activity and sleep patterns among older people with dementia living in long-term care facilities: A 24-h snapshot

Maturitas ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 102 ◽  
pp. 62-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendy Moyle ◽  
Cindy Jones ◽  
Jenny Murfield ◽  
Brian Draper ◽  
Elizabeth Beattie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older People ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Sleep Patterns ◽  
Term Care ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Care Facilities
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