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| Equipping staff to support people with an intellectual disability and dementia in care home settings | | Author(s) | Heather Wilkinson, Diana Kerr, Colm Cunningham |
| Journal title | Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice, vol 4, no 3, August 2005 |
| Pages | pp 387-400 |
| Source | http://www.dem.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Care home staff ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Training [welfare work] ; Cognitive impairment ; Dementia. |
| Annotation | The knowledge, experience and skills of direct care staff working in care home settings are essential to ensuring a good quality of life for a person with intellectual disability (ID) who develops dementia. Drawing on the findings of a wider study, the issues of training, support and the wider needs of staff when trying to support a resident who develops dementia are explored, specifically as relating to the role played by staff and the need to determine their experiences and related training needs. The article outlines the policy and practice context, and gives a brief description of the research methods. The authors discuss: the attitudes and practices of staff; supportive changes at an organisational level; and the knowledge and training needs of staff and specific gaps in knowledge. The authors argue that, within the policy and practice context of aiming to support residents to "age in place", support for staff is a crucial aspect of ensuring that such an approach is effective and provides a coordinated approach to planning, resourcing and support. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050912210 A |
| Classmark | QRM: KW: LHB: QW: E4: EA |
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