Full Description
The aim of the book is to extend understanding and knowledge of the lived experience of dementia through analysis of current research and in-depth conversations about dementia with a range of people living with the condition in the UK. It draws upon previous work on the "the experience of dementia" in the book Dementia Reconsidered - Revisited, 2nd edition, alongside an exploration of key concepts of Tom Kitwood's original text. A key aim and unique feature of the book is to give a voice to people with dementia and to link this with issues in dementia care, frameworks, policy and practice.
Contents
Part I
1 Introduction
2 Meetings with persons with dementia
3 Kitwood and the experience of dementia
Part II
4 Identity
5 Occupation
6 Inclusion
7 Attachment
8 Comfort
9 Love
Part III
10 Change in the dementia world
11 The future of persons
12 The future of services
13 Reflections & Conclusions