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Human rights and dementia
— who benefits? | | Author(s) | Sarah Butchard |
| Journal title | Psychology of Older People: The FPOP Bulletin, no 132, October 2015 |
| Publisher | British Psychological Society, October 2015 |
| Pages | pp 38-42 |
| Source | www.bps.org.uk/networks-and-communities/member-mic... |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Services ; Rights [elderly] ; Attitude. |
| Annotation | As the population ages, there will be an increasing number of people living with dementia. While the search for a cure is essential, there is acknowledgement that an effective way of treating the underlying causes of dementia is not yet attainable. In the meantime, providing support and services to people with dementia that enables them to live meaningful lives is both a moral imperative and an economic necessity. While an increasing number of people with dementia are not only carrying on with life, but also leading the way in demonstrating that you can have dementia and still live purposeful, independent lives, there is a group of people who require additional support as their dementia progresses. We all hope that when we come into contact with care services, they will treat us in a compassionate and respectful way that retains our dignity, but as recent scandals at Winterbourne View and Mid Staffordshire have highlighted, this is not always the case. This paper outlines some of the potential benefits of applying a human rights based approach to dementia care for people living with dementia, the services supporting them, and the staff working in these services. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-151022202 A |
| Classmark | EA: I: IKR: DP |
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