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How we think about dementia
 — personhood, rights, ethics, the arts and what they mean for care
Author(s)Julian C Hughes
PublisherJessica Kingsley, London, 2014
Pages248 pp
SourceJessica Kingsley, 73 Collier Street, London N1 9BE. www.jkp.com
KeywordsDementia ; Personality ; Rights [elderly] ; Social ethics ; Recreation ; Management [care].
AnnotationExploring concepts of ageing, personhood, capacity, liberty, best interests and the nature and ethics of palliative care, this book aims to help those in the caring professions to understand and engage with the thoughts and arguments underpinning the experience of dementia and dementia care. The author investigates the association between dementia and ageing; the significance of personhood within a person-centred perspective and how it can be maintained; and the meaning of capacity and how it is linked with the way a person with dementia is cared for as a human being. He also looks at capacity legislation in practice, and considers whether palliative care is the right approach to dementia. Finally, he explores the role the arts can play in ensuring quality of life for people with dementia. In addressing these issues, the author brings our attention back to the philosophical and ethical underpinnings of dementia care and how affects those in the caring professions, academics and researchers, and those living with dementia and their families. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-150508003 B
ClassmarkEA: DK: IKR: TQ: H: QA

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