Full Description
Human rights are a key issue for all healthcare and social care practitioners, and almost every aspect of dementia care has a human rights dimension. How can we balance the individual's right for dignity, autonomy and privacy against the backdrop of time constraints, duty of care and limited resources? Can a person with dementia be supported to participate in decision making? Is assistive technology always empowering? What must it feel like to be denied a dementia- specific service because of one's age?
This practice guide addresses these along with other critical questions, helping you to better understand the diverse and often complex dimensions of dementia caregiving. It provides a new framework to enable you to apply a human rights approach to real life situations, placing the person with dementia at the centre stage and keeping their dignity, independence, sense of purpose and quality of life at the fore. The book builds on person-centred principles, uses case studies to demonstrate theory and provides new analytical tools to support all those committed to best practice in dementia care.
Contents
Preface: A Human Rights-based Approach to Assessment and Diagnosis
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. A human rights-based approach to diagnosis and its disclosure
Chapter 3: Rights to live well with dementia at home in the community
Chapter 4. The human rights of people with dementia in hospital
Chapter 5: Human rights and living with dementia in care homes
Chapter 6. Human rights and end of life care
Chapter 7: The power of a human rights-based approach
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