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Healthcare for people with dementia in care homes
— family carer experiences | | Author(s) | Bridget Clarence-Smith |
| Journal title | Journal of Dementia Care, vol 17, no 6, Nov/Dec 2009 |
| Publisher | Hawker Publications, Nov/Dec 2009 |
| Pages | pp 36-39 (Research focus) |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Residents [care homes] ; General practice ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Attitude ; Family care ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Although initially relieved that a care home had taken responsibility for their relatives' health, the participants in Bridget Clarence-Smith's research subsequently experienced confusing and haphazard health services. The study aimed to consider the primary care services during the care home phase; but what emerged was that the health and social care received during the early stages of dementia affected a family carer's expectations once the relative was living in a care home. Five main themes are discussed: the burden of responsibility for relatives during the early stages of dementia; a sense of acceptance, relief and trust once care home staff had taken over responsibility; a sense of frustration and uncertainty with primary health care; inadequate and unacceptable standards of care delivered to people with dementia by GPs, hospital services, social services and in the care homes; and the positive effect when respondents and their relatives were treated with respect, sensitivity and kindness. Coincidentally, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is conducting a review of health care in care homes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-100201208 A |
| Classmark | EA: KX: L5: KW: LHB: DP: P6:SJ: 3F |
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