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Dementia care and LGBT communities
— a good practice paper | | Corporate Author | National LGB&T Partnership; Voluntary Organisations Disability Group; National Care Forum - NCF |
| Publisher | National Care Forum, Coventry, April 2016 |
| Pages | 15 pp |
| Source | National Care Forum, 3 The Quadrant, Coventry CV1 2DY. website: www.nationalcareforum.org.uk |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Gay men ; Lesbians ; Services ; Usage [services] ; Standards of provision ; Case studies. |
| Annotation | Some 1.2m people in the UK are likely to be affected by issues relating to dementia and people from LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) communities. This good practice paper has been developed since 'The dementia challenge for LGBT communities' reported on a roundtable discussion held in December 2014 (National LGB&T Partnership, 2015). It presents three case studies suggesting good practice for support for LGBT people with dementia. First, an Anchor sheltered housing scheme, shows how to involve LGBT people in shaping policies and practices on dementia care. The second, Gay Advice Darlington / Durham, illustrates the importance of a partnership approach between health, social care and the voluntary sector when supporting LGBT people with dementia. The third, Over the Rainbow, demonstrates the role of research in developing and refining methods of support, which could involve, for example, LGBT people's hopes for their future care. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170106001 B |
| Classmark | EA: ES6DA: ES6DB: I: QLD: 583: 69P |
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