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Crossing the bridge — connecting with people in the later stages of dementia
Author(s)	Andy Bradley
Journal title	Working With Older People, vol 19, no 4, 2015
Publisher	Emerald, 2015
Pages	pp 177-181
Source	www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/wwop.htm
Keywords	Dementia ; Isolation ; Personal relationships ; Person-centred care ; Communication.
Annotation	Connecting with people who are in the later stages of dementia is of central importance in offering person-centred relational care. This is a viewpoint paper based on both a personal perspective (the writer grew up in a care home), and professional experience in the field of care work and culture change. The author aims to provoke reflection on the risks of people in the later stages of dementia being marginalised in care settings. He sets out some key principles and approaches which enable ongoing connection, notably the PACE principles (presence, attention, compassion and equality). The paper provides practice examples to illuminate ways in which connected relationships can be maintained. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-160115204 A
Classmark	EA: TP: DS: PAA: U:
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