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| The development of a service for older people with challenging behaviour | | Author(s) | Geoff Watts |
| Journal title | Signpost, vol 6, no 2, October 2001 |
| Pages | pp 38-39 |
| Keywords | Behaviour disorders ; Management [care] ; Psychogeriatric units ; Staffordshire. |
| Annotation | Challenging behaviour is behaviour of such intensity, duration or frequency, that the physical safety of the person or another is compromised. The author describes the establishment of a Special Needs Unit for older people with challenging behaviour at Cannock Chase Hospital, Staffordshire. Staff at the unit use Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) to evaluate, monitor and modify their practices and procedures. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-011127213 A |
| Classmark | EP: QA: LDM: 8ST |
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