This series will explore key issues in the quality of health care for older people. The basis of
these articles is the extensive literature reviews undertaken to inform the development of a …

In England, the theme of promoting collaborative working between social and primary health
care remains high on the policy agenda. The underlying assumption, largely untested, is that …

Drawing on recent literature this article explores the development of research with family
carers and people with dementia and identifies a number of themes that have emerged over …

Background Caring for people with dementia living in their own homes is a challenging care
issue that raises ethical dilemmas of how to balance autonomy with their safety and well …

Background: In the UK about 141,460 people with dementia (PWD) live alone. They are at
risk of social isolation and inadequate social and medical supervision. The aims of this study …

BackgroundAgitation is reportedly the most common neuropsychiatric symptom in care
home residents with dementia. AimsTo report, in a large care home survey, prevalence and …

The aim of the present paper was to examine some views and experiences of dementia
among older South Asian people, as well as their families and carers, and to explore central …

Although it is perceived wisdom that joint working must be beneficial, there is, even at this
stage, little evidence to support that notion. The present study is an evaluation of two …

This book considers how family and professional carers can work together more effectively
in order to provide the highest quality of care to people who need support in order to remain …

This article describes the development of a new service for people with dementia and their
carers in a large post-industrial city in the north of England, UK. The service arose in …