Perspectives on the Person with Dementia and Family Caregiving in Ireland

This book is about dementia in Ireland and what has and has not been happening in a country where dementia has been a taboo topic for so long.

Autorentext

Professor Suzanne Cahill is an Adjunct Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at Trinity College Dublin and holds an honorary professorship in Dementia Care at the CESRD in NUI Galway. She is also an affiliated Professor in Health and Welfare at the Institute of Gerontology in Jönkoping University Sweden.

Inhalt

Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations An introduction to dementia Models of dementia care Diagnostic and post-diagnostic services The journey to diagnosis and living with dementia: Still me Informal caregivers of people with dementia Personhood, autonomy, capacity and decision-making Long-term residential care Conclusions and future directions References Notes on Contributors Index.