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Person-centered Residential Care

 

This is not my home. A collection of perspectives on the provision of aged residential care without consent
Author:
New Zealand Human Rights Commission, 2018 (NZ)
Description:
This report considers legal and ethical issues associated with residential care for older people when the care is provided in circumstances where the resident concerned has not consented. That is, situations where older people who experience dementia related conditions are “placed” in secure rest home or residential facilities even when they do not want to be there. Edited by Mark Fisher and Janet Anderson-Bidois.
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Nau mai, haere mai ki tōku kainga hou | Welcome to my home
Author:
Health Quality & Safety Commission, 2019, 2018 (NZ)
Description:
This toolkit centred on a collection of personal stories about what’s important to people and their families/whānau when entering ARC in Aotearoa New Zealand, including people living with dementia, with stories, discussion guide, and video.
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Walking in another’s shoes
Author:                                    Health Quality & Safety Commission, 2018 (NZ)
Description:
A brief introduction to the Walking in Another’s Shoes person-centred dementia care education programme, which is offered without charge through several district health boards. The national coordinator for the programme is Carole Kerr (carole.kerr@nmdhb.govt.nz)
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Guidelines for Care: Person-centred care of people with dementia living in care
Author:
Alzheimer Society of Canada, 2011 (Canada)
Description:
This Canadian document provides best practice guidelines within a framework of person-centred care. The guidelines cover a broad range of care approaches to include the many aspects of person-centred care and environment. 
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Better for everyone 
Author:
The Dementia Centre, Hammond Care (Au)
Description:
A toolkit drawn from a project called Encouraging Best Practice in Residential Aged Care, with booklets for managers, staff members, and families. The booklets focus on reducing responsive behaviours in aged residential care by working with staff, families and the physical environment.
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Understanding dementia
Author:
Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre (Au)
Description:
The Wicking Centre massive open online course (MOOC): Understanding Dementia aims to increase knowledge of dementia, including its causes, symptoms and ways of responding to the needs of people living with the condition. Participation is free and the course is run several times a year.
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From Research to Application: Supportive and Therapeutic Environments for People Living With Dementia
Author:
Margaret Calkins, 2018 (Us)
Description
This article synthesises the literature and makes practice recommendations for fostering a person-centered therapeutic and supportive environment.
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