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| Dementia programme effectiveness in long-term care | | Author(s) | Richard Rosewarne, Ann Bruce, Margaret McKenna |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 12, no 2, Special Issue, February 1997 |
| Pages | pp 173-182 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Residents [care homes] ; Hostels ; Nursing homes ; Organisation of care ; Long term ; Performance ; Australia. |
| Annotation | In this Australian study of residents in hostel dementia programmes, their quality of life was enhanced through higher levels of social contact with relatives and lower reported levels of depressive symptoms, as compared with those in hostels not receiving this type of care. The authors conclude that dementia programmes work, but the reasons why are more difficult to establish. Programmes did not appear to modify the capacities of residents by slowing rates of decline. Dementia programmes provided specialist (non-personal care) staff focusing on residents' social and emotional needs. These staff provided appropriate, targeted activities for residents with dementia, had a clearly defined role directed exclusively to these residents, and felt directly responsible for them. Dementia programmes produced a system effect. They increased the capacity of hostels to care for residents with dementia for longer periods, before admission to a nursing home. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970807217 A |
| Classmark | EA: KX: KVA: LHB: P: 4Q: 5H: 7YA |
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