Dementia and housing under spotlight
The Housing Learning and Improvement Network has teamed up with the respected Journal of Care Services Management to produce a joint issue on housing issues arising from dementia.
Extra care specialist Sue Garwood has edited the special issue, which has been published in response to the Department of Health's National Dementia Strategy.
Available now, the special issue explores opportunities and issues facing the housing and care sectors in promoting the health and wellbeing of people with dementia and their carers.
The special edition of the journal includes articles on:
- Home improvement agencies, dementia and older people
- Floating support services for people with dementia or memory problems
- Implementing telecare for people with dementia: Supporting ageing in place in West Lothian, Scotland
- Partnership working for a healthy ageing café
- Partnership creates dementia care synergies in sheltered housing
- Extra care housing: Environmental design to support activity and meaningful engagement for people with dementia
- Improving the quality of dying
- Promoting independent living among people with dementia and sight loss
- Rowan Court: A specialist extra care dementia scheme in Hampshire
- The role of extra care housing in supporting people with dementia: Early findings from the PSSRU evaluation of extra care housing
- The mental health needs of people living in extra care housing and
- The use of the SPECAL method in working with people with dementia: Patronising or palliative?
The special issue is available for £10 + VAT for the online version of for £39.50 for the print copy plus online access. The web page for the special issue is at http://www.henrystewart.com/jcsm/special.html (opens new window)